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The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.[1]

Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.[3][4][5][6]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville.[7] The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.[8]

At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."[9]

Schedule

This section contains the list of speakers for the convention program from August 24-27, 2020, at the Republican National Convention.[10][11][12]

Monday, August 24: Land of Heroes

Procedure

  • Presidential nomination by delegates

Speakers


Tuesday, August 25: Land of Promise

Speakers


Wednesday, August 26: Land of Opportunity

Speakers


Thursday, August 27: Land of Greatness

Speakers

Speakers

Featured speakers


Donald Trump
Mike Pence
Melania Trump
Donald Trump Jr.

Ivanka Trump
Nikki Haley
Joni Ernst
Tim Scott

List of speakers

This section provides a list of speakers who participated in the 2020 Republican National Convention.[10]

Speakers at the 2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

The following speakers participated in the 2016 Republican National Convention. They are organized by the date they spoke and their occupation at the time of the convention.[13][14]

Melania Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 18, 2016


Ben Carson at the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 19, 2016


Mike Pence at the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 20, 2016


Ivanka Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 21, 2016

2020 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2020

The Republican Party held its presidential nominating convention August 24-27, 2020.[15] The first day took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, for the event's final three days.[3]

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Republican National Convention and the Republican primary process:

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

The Republican National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 18-21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.[16] Donald Trump received the party's nomination.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2016 Republican National Convention:

2020 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020

The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020.[17] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[18] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the Democratic primary process:

2016 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016

The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 25-28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[19] Hillary Clinton received the party's nomination.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2016 Democratic National Convention:

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
  2. ↑ CNN, "In a reversal, Trump says he'll accept GOP nomination in North Carolina," July 28, 2020
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
  4. ↑ NPR, "President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention," July 23, 2020
  5. ↑ USA Today, "Trump cancels Jacksonville portion of Republican convention planned for August due to COVID-19," July 23, 2020
  6. ↑ Some, including former Republican National Committee member Curly Haugland, alleged after the 2020 convention that the RNC improperly used Rule 37(e) to proceed with a downsized and invalid national convention in August 2020. Under this interpretation, no rules were adopted for the election of delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention or the party's continued existence in 2020. Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Curly Haugland," September 9, 2020
  7. ↑ National Review, "Trump to Seek Alternate City to Host RNC after N.C. Gov. Says He Cannot Guarantee 'Full Capacity' Event," June 3, 2020
  8. ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
  9. ↑ National Affairs, "The Evolution of Party Conventions," accessed April 30, 2019
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Donald J. Trump, "Trump Campaign Announces Speakers for This Week's Historic Republican National Convention," August 23, 2020
  11. ↑ Axios, "Trump campaign releases list of Republican convention speakers," August 13, 2020
  12. ↑ CBS Miami, "South Florida Businessman Maximo Alvarez Gives Impassioned Speech At Republican National Convention," August 25, 2020
  13. ↑ Politico, "Republican National Convention 2016 schedule of speakers," July 17, 2016
  14. ↑ The Washington Post, "Who are Scott Baio and Antonio Sabato Jr. and why are they at the Republican convention?" July 18, 2016
  15. ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
  16. ↑ Politico, "Cleveland to host 2016 GOP convention," July 8, 2014
  17. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
  18. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
  19. ↑ CBS Local, "Philadelphia Hotel Rooms Get The Once Over By DNC Planners," April 27, 2015
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