The debacle that unfolded at Trump's comeback rally in Oklahoma has raised the stakes for the Jacksonville convention in August
Before the president rallied in Tulsa last weekend, local health officials warned residents who are more vulnerable to health complications if they contract the novel coronavirus to stay home. Meanwhile, campaign officials asked rally attendees to sign a liability waiver to prevent lawsuits against the host venue and Trump’s reelection operation if they became ill with the deadly virus.
The convention is also likely to be treated as a National Special Security Event, resulting in a wide perimeter around the site itself and an outsized presence of local and federal law enforcement officials.
After being told 1 million people requested tickets for the Saturday night rally in Tulsa, only to be greeted by a crowd that the Tulsa Fire Department estimated at 6,200, Trump spent his flight back to WashingtonUnfilled seats at the BOK Center ahead of President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. | M. Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has described the planning for Jacksonville as “a massive undertaking” since the party spent three years operating under the impression that its 2020 convention would occur in Charlotte — not six hours south in a different state. A person involved with the host committee said the team has been meeting multiple times a week — sometimes up to 12 hours a day – and is on track to ensure the convention is “a healthy, safe and exciting event.
Both candidates are expected to use their party’s nominating conventions as launchpads for the general election contest, which has been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest caused by the police-involved death of George Floyd.
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