Jacksonville sheriff casts doubts on Republican convention

Published July 20, 2020 9:11pm ET



The sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida, said he isn’t sure his department has the money or the manpower to provide the Republican National Convention’s security.

“As we’re talking today, we are still not close to having some kind of plan that we can work with that makes me comfortable that we’re going to keep that event and the community safe,” Duval County Sheriff Mike Williams told Politico on Monday.

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