Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
Asked in an interview on “The Carlos Watson Show” set to air on Wednesday whether he would run for president, Suarez said that the prospects of a White House bid have become “more possible” since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stature that big-city mayors have gained with the advent of social media and the 24-hour news cycle.
“I’ll say this, the mayoral position – because of COVID, because of the 24-hour news cycle, because of social media – it’s been elevated,” Suarez told Watson, the co-founder and CEO of the media company OZY.
“People know national mayors a lot more than they did, you know, a generation ago, and so I think it becomes more possible,” he added.
Suarez, 42, also said that there’s an appetite among Americans for a new generation of leadership in Washington. President Biden
“I’ll be honest with you, I actually think the American people would want to see someone that’s a next-generation candidate, whether it’s me or someone else,” Suarez told Watson. “I really do think that people are thirsting for that.”
Suarez, the son of former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez, has attracted national attention over the past year, stoking speculation about his future political ambitions. He met with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley
The Miami mayor has also been critical at times of other Republican heavyweights, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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