After weeks of speculation and uncertainty about the future of this year’s Republican National Convention, the GOP said Thursday that several of the convention’s major events would be moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. The announcement marks the conclusion of a tense and lengthy deadlock between convention organizers and North Carolina Gov. Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel confirmed Thursday that Jacksonville, Florida’s most populous city, had been chosen to host the nominating convention’s larger events. Ron DeSantis (R) is a staunch ally of Trump’s, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, a long-serving GOP official, said last month that he’d be “honored” to host the convention. “We are thrilled to celebrate this momentous occasion in the great city of Jacksonville,” McDaniel said.

Source: Huffington Post June 12, 2020 00:51 UTC