GOP chooses Jacksonville, Florida, as the site where Trump will accept his party's nomination

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• The GOP has chosen Jacksonville, Florida, as the site where President Donald Trump will accept his party's nomination for reelection. 
• Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement a day after saying that Jacksonville was a front-runner to hold the event. 
• Florida's prize of 29 electoral votes is considered crucial to Trump's bid for a second term. That celebration could generate at least $100 million in revenues for the host city, perhaps more.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump's acceptance of his party's nomination for reelection, the Republican National Committee chairwoman said Thursday.

Ronna McDaniel made the announcement a day after saying that Jacksonville was a front-runner to hold the event. The governor of North Carolina, the official host of this summer's Republican National Convention, had balked at promising Trump a full-blown convention in Charlotte free from social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

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