Republicans scale back convention as Covid infections rise in Florida
16 July 2020 - 22:37
Washington — The Republican National Committee (RNC) will hold a scaled-down version of its convention in August in Jacksonville, Florida, as cases of the coronavirus spike in the state and some officials said they would not being going out of concern for their safety.
For the first three days of the event, only party delegates will be allowed to attend. On the final day of the four-day event, when Donald Trump accepts the party’s nomination for president, the RNC will allow delegates, their guests and alternate delegates to attend, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel wrote in a letter on Thursday to members...
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