Donald Trump will undertake the Republican Party's presidential nomination for another term in Jacksonville, Florida, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the revelation on June 9. This announcement comes after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper refused to allow Republican National Convention, which was originally slated to take place from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27 in Charlotte without any sort of restrictions and attract a massive crowd amid an ongoing pandemic.
In a news release, McDaniel said the Trump administration is excited about celebrating the momentous occasion in Jacksonville, adding that Florida holds a special place in the president's heart as it is his home state and also because it is vital for his victory this year. Touting the event as an economic boon, McDaniel said the Sunshine State will witness the great celebration in just a few months.
The release also confirmed that the president will make a speech at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, which has a capacity of accommodating 15,000 people. The announcement also puts a lid on a week-long squabble between the governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper, a Democrat whose team has been leaving no stone unturned in a bid to retain the convention in Charlotte despite coronavirus concerns, and Trump, who refuses to pay heed to warnings of health officials and has been insisting on having a jam-packed convention.
Since the party has signed a contract to hold the convention in Charlotte, it is compulsory for them to hold some part of it in the North Carolina city. The announcement has guaranteed that the Republican convention 2020 will be different than any other in modern history, given that delegates will be officially electing their nominee in one location, and the nominee will accept the nomination from several miles away, CNN reported.
It is also worth noting that the Trump campaign is making a significant investment in one of the key battleground states by bringing the Republican event Jacksonville. If Republicans do not deviate from their original plan, Trump will deliver his acceptance speech in Jacksonville on Aug. 27, the day also marks the 60th anniversary of the barbarous bashing of black activists that were protesting the Ax Handle Saturday segregation.
During this brutal beating, about 200 white attackers used ax handles as well as baseball bats to quell the demonstrations, according to the Florida Historical Society. This is how the aforesaid segregation got its name.