Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announces he is running for president. READ:
"My Dad taught me that you get to choose your battles, and I am choosing the biggest one of my life," he tweeted on Thursday morning."I'm running for President." Suarez's announcement comes after he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission for a presidential run on Wednesday.The latest GOP presidential contestant is set to speak at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation on Thursday night.
"I've not been shy about telling President Trump that Suarez should be on the short list for VP should Trump be the nominee," Conway said last month. "Francis Suarez is yet another contender in the race for the MAGA base who has supported key pieces of Donald Trump's agenda," the DNC said. A Suarez presidential campaign also sets up the prospect of a home-state rivalry between the mayor and DeSantis. The mayor, who voted for Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum in 2018, has complained about DeSantis's pandemic policies in the past and, last week, indirectly criticized the governor's new immigration laws.
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