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The Post, citing “three
Republican officials briefed
on the plans,” stated that the
GOP has zeroed in on
Jacksonville, which has
remained on the short list of
cities to host the major
event, although two officials
told said that “more routine
and lower-profile meetings
still would take place in
Charlotte.”
“We are going to keep our
convention of, the business
of the convention in
Charlotte. That is for sure,”
RNC Chairwoman Ronna
McDaniel said during an
appearance on the Hugh
Hewitt Show. “It's going to be
smaller and scaled down.
“And then we are looking
for a different city for a
President Trump on Friday
hailed an unexpected gain in
hiring in May as an
“incredible” turnaround from
the coronavirus shutdown,
saying the only thing that
can stop the U.S. economy
now is Democratic policies.
“This leads us on to a long
period of growth,” Mr. Trump
celebration. There's a
couple more things we need
to do before we can
a n n o u n c e t h a t ,
Jacksonville is absolutely in
the frontrunning position,”
she confirmed.
The Post added that
details are still up in the air
a s R N C a i d e s “ a r e
scrambling to determine
whether the northern Florida
city has enough hotel rooms
to accommodate” the event.
H o w e v e r , a n R N C
spokesperson said “several
cities are still being
c o n s i d e r e d ” a n d
emphasized that “no final
decision has been made.”
“Convention officials are
touring Phoenix, Savannah,
said in a Rose Garden
announcement at the White
House. “We'll go back to
h a v i n g t h e g r e a t e s t
economy in the world.”
The president signed an
extension of the popular
P a y c h e c k P r o t e c t i o n
Program that will allow
businesses more time to use
Trump’s News
Report: GOP 'Tentatively' Settles
on Jacksonville, Florida, to Host
Republican National Convention
by HANNAH BLEAU | Breitbart
GOP officials have “tentatively” settled on Jacksonville,
Florida, to host August's Republican National Convention,
following President Trump's decision to yank the
convention from Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a
Wednesday report from the Washington Post.
Dallas, and Jacksonville this which GOP convention CEO
week, and we have been in Marcia Lee Kelly toured on
conversations with several Monday, is also under
other potential locations,” consideration.
the spokesperson said.
While Savannah's Mayor
Trump's decision to Van Johnson (D) has
withdraw the main event expressed concern over
from Charlotte followed local possibility of the convention
officials failing to guarantee c o m i n g t o h i s c i t y,
b u t a packed arena, citing Jacksonville Mayor Lenny
c o r o n a v i r u s - r e l a t e d Curry (R) has welcomed the
concerns. The event, if held consideration: “I know it's
in Jacksonville, would likely going to be a heavy lift,”
take place at the 15,000 seat Curry stated last week.
Vystar Veterans Memorial “There's no definite answer
Arena. as to whether it's coming
here or not. But I think that if
A Tuesday report from we land it, people are going
Jacksonville's First Coast to appreciate the jobs and
News furthered speculation, we will do it responsibly.”
as the outlet revealed that
m a j o r h o t e l s i n t h e The Florida GOP also
downtown area have been responded to the mounting
“booked solid” for the week speculation:
of the event, which is slated
to take place August 24-27. C N N r e p o r t e d o n
Wednesday that President
However, other cities have Trump is likely to announced
been under consideration, the final decision as early as
including Dallas, Nashville, Thursday.
and Orlando. Savannah,
Trump celebrates economic rebound,
warns not to switch to 'left-wing' policies
By Dave Boyer | The Washington Times
the money through the end coronavirus.
of the year.
“I hope that the lockdown
The unemployment rate governors, I don't know why
for May dipped to 13.3%, an they continue to lockdown,”
unexpected decline from Mr. Trump said. “The ones
14.7% in April as employers that are most energetic
added about 2.5 million jobs. about opening, they are
Forecasts had been for as doing tremendous business.
many as 9 million job losses. That's what this is all about.”
Mr. Trump called the The president said the
predictions “maybe the economic rebound has been
greatest miscalculation in “incredible,” and he credited
the history of business his low-tax and low-
shows.” He said the next few regulation policies that had
months will be even stronger produced a strong economy
as major states such as New before the pandemic hit in
York, New Jersey and March.
California reopen from the