Reince Priebus just announced on Fox News that Cleveland will host the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Now all they need is LeBron and it will be Cleveland’s best summer ever.

The announcement all but eliminates Cleveland as a host of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The remaining cities are Birmingham, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia, and Phoenix.

A press conference will be held at 3pm today. The Cleveland Host Committee tweets at @CleRNC and will be live tweeting the event.

Announcement on the Cleveland’s Selection to Host the 2016 RNC National Convention

 

CLEVELAND, OH – Today, Tuesday, July 8, members of the 2016 Republican National Convention Host Committee will hold a press conference to announce Cleveland as the winner of the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Details of the event are as follows:
 
WHO:
City of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald
Cleveland 2016 RNC Host Committee Executive Chair, Terrance “Terry” Egger
Cleveland 2016 RNC Host Committee Co-Chair, Christopher M. Connor, Chairman & CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Company

OTHERS PRESENT:

David Gilbert, President & CEO, Positively Cleveland
Joe Roman, CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership
Jon Pinney, Special Council to the Cleveland 2016 RNC Host Committee
Rob Frost, Chairman of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County