President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida during the last week of August.
The event was moved to Florida from the original site of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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“We are thrilled to celebrate this momentous occasion in the great city of Jacksonville,” Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said in a press release.
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In an interview with CNN, Dean Black the chairman of the Republican Party in Duval County said that Jacksonville is “Trump country.”
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Jacksonville has just over two months to prepare for the convention, the RNC is currently recruiting volunteers.
