The packed field of candidates in the chase for the Republican Party presidential nomination looks to be getting one more contender.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed his federal paperwork Wednesday to run for president.
Suarez’s filing with the Federal Election Commission came shortly after backers of the mayor launched SOS America PAC — and a day after GOP presidential nomination front-runner former President Donald Trump was arraigned in Suarez’s city on a 37-count federal indictment.
Florida Politics reports an announcement may come as soon as Thursday during a speech he’s set to deliver at the Reagan Library in California.
The two-term Cuban-American mayor holds a non-partisan position but is tied to the Republican Party. He had served as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors up until recently. His father, Xavier Suarez, served as Miami’s mayor in the 1980s and 1990s, although his last victory in 1997 was vacated after a voter fraud probe.
“America needs conservative Mayor Francis Suarez for President,” said SOS America PAC spokesman Chapin Fay in a press release. “As our nation faces anti-police and pro-crime Democrat leadership in cities across the nation like Baltimore, Portland and New York City, the achievements of first-generation American Mayor Suarez underscore the need for immediate nationwide adoption of his approach.”
But Suarez has aligned himself with the climate change warriors and has parted ways with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, one of the top GOP candidates for president, on some key conservative issues.
Suarez enters a crowded field of Republicans that includes former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Ohio businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.
Trump, who appeared in federal court in Miami Tuesday on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, continues to lead the Republican field by significant numbers in the polls.
Suarez is embarking on a long-shot campaign in a race that includes his governor. He told CBS News last month that he “needs to be better known in this country.”
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M.D. Kittle is the National Political Editor for The Star News Network.
Photo “Francis Suarez” by Francis Suarez.
Is he a “Natural Born Citizen” as REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION?
He MUST prove that he meets the requirements of the Office.
Yes, we do know the ‘definition’ of “Natural Born Citizen”
Ben Franklin stated that he gave several copies of Vattel’s “Law of Nations” to the Continental Congress. Read the Constitution, should you have doubts as to the definition ….. Article I, Section 8, Item 10, “To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations”
There was there another “Law of Nations” in 1787? I think not. Show me any other “Law of Nations” that our Founders would have known and used ….. I doubt you can
All these candidates running know they don’t have a chance in hell to win the presidency. Another way to
make more millionaires off the hard working tax payers. What has happened to statesmen and common sense ? All we have now are greedy Politicians, all out for themselves. They care nothing about the American people (for whom they work for, and we, the people, should be able to fire them)
or our beloved, great Country.
They hate Trump because he is a
Businessman and not a greedy
politician. He gave up a cushy life to
save our country and put Americans first. He never even took a salary.
He has been persecuted by the demonic democrats from day one.
Never in the history of this country
has anyone been so persecuted.
The people need to wake up and
Get the criminal Biden family and the entire demonic administration out of the government and into
Mental facilities for some and prison for the others.
What a bunch of crud. Why are so many people doing this? Do thye just want to get donations to go on tour and take a vacation at the expense of their donors? They have absolutely ZERO chance of becoming the nominee…
What a waste of time and money. When that could be used for the 3 or 4 on top.