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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment
LENGTHS TO GET TO KNOW GRANITE STATERS. AND I WANT TO DO SOMETHING RADICAL, WHICH I’M NOT SURE THAT ANYBODY’S EVER DONE. I DID THIS IN IOWA AND PEOPLE KIND OF FREAKED OUT. THE CAMERAS ARE ON. SO THIS MAY BE BROADCAST. SO IT’S EVEN MORE RADICAL. BUT I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER, WHICH IS AREA CODE 305. FRANCIS SUAREZ CALLED ON THE GRANITE STATE TUESDAY, OFFERING UP A LEVEL OF FRIENDLY PERSONAL ACCESS. THE REPUBLICAN MAYOR OF MIAMI SAYS IS NECESSARY TO BRIDGE THE COUNTRY’S POLITICAL DIVISIONS. THAT’S A QUALITY HE SAYS HE’D LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEXT GOP NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT. I’D WANT THE PERSON TO HAVE A POSITIVE. I’M GOING TO STRESS THE WORD POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE. I THINK WE’RE GETTING A LOT OF NEGATIVE ACTIVITY, A LOT OF DIVISIVENESS RIGHT NOW. SUAREZ DOESN’T LIKE THE CHOICES EMERGING FOR REPUBLICANS AT 2024, SO HE’S THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO THE RACE HIMSELF AND PLANS TO MAKE A DECISION SOON. THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS, I SORT OF BACK OUT OF THE FIRST DEBATE, WHICH IS AUGUST 20TH, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE CERTAIN THRESHOLDS THAT NEED TO BE MET TO GET ON THE DEBATE STAGE. I THINK THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WANTS TO HAVE A ROBUST, DIVERSE AND LARGE POOL OF CANDIDATES THAT ARE ON THAT STAGE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE TIME IS RUNNING SHORT, YOU KNOW, ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH NEWS 9. SUAREZ SAYS HE’S PUT MIAMI BACK ON TRACK, IMPROVING ITS FISCAL HEALTH, FIGHTING CRIME AND REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. HE BELIEVES HE HAS A FORMULA THAT CAN WORK NATIONWIDE. WE’VE TURNED OUR ECOSYSTEM AROUND, AND THAT’S WHAT THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAN HAVE TO DO. THE JUMP FROM A MAYOR’S OFFICE TO A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOUGH ONE. BUT ANALYSTS SAY IN THIS MODERN, INTERCONNECTED WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT LEAP IS BECOMING MUCH EASIER. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE U.S. SENATE OR A GOVERNOR IN ORDER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT AND
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, jumping into the crowded race just a day after GOP front-runner Donald Trump appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez's city.The 45-year-old mayor, the only Hispanic candidate in the race, declared his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.Suarez, the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is the son of Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. He has gained national attention in recent years for his efforts to lure companies to Miami, with an eye toward turning the city into a crypto hub and the next Silicon Valley.Suarez, who is vying to become the first sitting mayor elected president, joins a GOP primary fight that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Despite having a candidate field in the double digits, the race is largely seen as a two-person contest between Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.But the other competitors are hoping for an opening, which Trump has provided with his myriad legal vulnerabilities — none more serious than his federal indictment on charges of mishandling sensitive documents and refusing to give them back. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court to 37 felony counts.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, jumping into the crowded race just a day after GOP front-runner Donald Trump appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez's city.

The 45-year-old mayor, the only Hispanic candidate in the race, declared his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.

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Suarez, the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is the son of Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. He has gained national attention in recent years for his efforts to lure companies to Miami, with an eye toward turning the city into a crypto hub and the next Silicon Valley.

Suarez, who is vying to become the first sitting mayor elected president, joins a GOP primary fight that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Despite having a candidate field in the double digits, the race is largely seen as a two-person contest between Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

But the other competitors are hoping for an opening, which Trump has provided with his myriad legal vulnerabilities — none more serious than his federal indictment on charges of mishandling sensitive documents and refusing to give them back. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court to 37 felony counts.