Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the Des Moines Register political soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday he is suspending his presidential campaign, making him the first Republican primary candidate to drop out of the race.
The longshot candidate's decision came less than a week after he failed to qualify for the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee.
"I will continue to amplify the voices of the Hispanic community - the fastest-growing voting group in our country," Suarez said in Tuesday's post.
Suarez had pulled out at all the stops to meet the Republican National committee's qualifications for the first primary debate.
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