‘This was the CNN+ of presidential campaigns’
By Joe Kovacs
Mayor Francis Suarez, R-Miami. (Courtesy Twitter/ Dallas County GOP)
MIAMI – The Republican mayor of Miami, Florida, Francis Suarez, is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign after failing to make the cut and appear on stage at the first Republican debate in Milwaukee last week, and President Trump is suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis might soon be quitting the race.
Suarez jumped into the crowded GOP primary field in June, but did not meet the debate criteria set by Republican National Committee, or RNC, after claiming he had qualified.
“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” Suarez announced on X, formerly Twitter.
“I look forward to keeping in touch with the other Republican presidential candidates and doing what I can to make sure our party puts forward a strong nominee who can inspire and unify the country, renew Americans’ trust in our institutions and in each other, and win.”