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Donald Trump to Accept Republican Presidential Nomination in Jacksonville, Florida, RNC Says

The event was initially scheduled to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the location was changed due to the state's coronavirus social-distancing rules.
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President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville, Florida, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Thursday.

The event will be held at the 15,000-person VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Trump and Republican officials had disagreements with North Carolina's Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and had to search for a new place for the RNC convention, after Cooper said he could not provide Republicans with a full-scale event due to coronavirus-induced concerns.

Some events will still take place in Charlotte, but the most large-scale will be hosted in Trump's home state.

The convention is scheduled to start on 24 August.

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