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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump got the royal treatment on his first stop in Saudi Arabia, as white Arabian horses flanked his motorcade — with adviser Elon Musk in tow. Dozens of Saudis rode on horseback carrying US and Saudi flags as Trump’s motorcade peeled into the Royal Court, where he got a warm welcome before going to a lunch in the palace adorned with chandeliers and marble floors. “I really believe we like each other a lot,” Trump told reporters after his arrival, referring to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a friend. He later recalled...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he will make a final decision on running for the Republican presidential nomination “soon.” Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: So, Sir, when will you announce you’re running for President?

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is running for president, is being criticized for botching the answer to a question about Uyghurs, an ethnic group being targeted with alleged human rights abuses in China. Podcast host Hugh Hewitt asked Suarez if he'd be talking about the Uyghurs in his campaign, to which the candidate replied: "What's a Uyghur?"

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) announced Tuesday he’s suspending his campaign for the White House. “Running for President of the United States has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Suarez said in a release announcing the move, adding, “It was a privilege to come so close to appearing on stage with the other candidates at last week’s first debate.” “While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” Suarez added. The end of his short-lived presidential bid comes a week after he failed to...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has suspended his presidential campaign two months after its initial launch. Suarez, 45, formally jumped into the Republican primary race in mid-June and failed to gain steam throughout his short-lived run, which he teased weeks before. He did not make it to the Milwaukee debate stage on August 23 after failing to meet the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) criteria, despite expressing confidence in doing so less than a week away from the debate. ... “I’ve sort of always agreed with that. If you can’t meet the minimum thresholds, you shouldn’t be trying to take time and...

Hopefully Team Trump was reading here last year when we predicted the moves of the professionally Republican. 😉 Today, as predicted, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez files to run for the 2024 GOP nomination. He’s not running to win; he’s running to split. I’ll explain. Murdoch had Suarez on Fox News Sunday for a reason. FOX NEWS – Miami Mayor Francis Suarez officially filed paperwork on Wednesday declaring his campaign for president in 2024 as a Republican, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. The filing comes after a newly re-branded super PAC that supports Suarez launched a digital ad blitz...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez became the first Republican presidential candidate to suspend his campaign though he said he remains committed to “making this a better nation for every American.” “Running for President of the United States has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” the Republican said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. “This country has given so much to my family and me. The prospect of giving back at the highest levels of public service is a motivator if not a calling. Throughout this process, I have met so many freedom-loving Americans who care deeply...

June-16-2023 Amna Nawaz (of Islamic Pakistan roots) After quoting Suarez about pardoning Trump. She doesn't let him answer and interrupts him 3 times: "these are very different circumstances... it has been made clear" she claims. Francis X. Suarez: "no, they are not different." https://www.pbs.org/newshour

VIDEOFlorida Man running. Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez has announced he is running for president (really vice president). However, Suarez has also disqualified himself from being selected as a vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket due to his past voting record as you can see. Oh, he did pick up one big endorsement which truly reveals the laughable nature of his candidacy.

Here’s the Florida plan from the CLUB. ♦Carve out the largest voter population center of Miami-Dade from the GOP nomination (that’s what Suarez is for). ♦Change the Florida primary rules from the current ‘winner-take-all,’ so that delegates are distributed ‘proportionately’ (will happen rules). ♦Split the remainder of the state votes between DeSantis and Trump, permitting DeSantis to carry out delegates with a 2nd place finish.

Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez has filed paperwork to run for president, according to new FEC filings, marking the long-shot candidate's formal entry to the race. Suarez is set to speak Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. During an appearance on Fox News over the weekend, the mayor said he would make a "major announcement" in the coming weeks and pointed to his remarks at the Reagan Library as "one that Americans should tune in to."

MIAMI — The future of the Republican Party runs through Florida. And the future of the Florida Republican Party runs through Miami. The state long considered the nation’s biggest battleground reported solid red in November. Florida is now home to former President Donald Trump and his children. Out-of-state Republicans are flocking here for fundraisers, retreats and to make appearances at Mar-a-Lago. The state is led by conservative rising star Gov. Ron DeSantis, an early 2024 favorite on the right. ut Florida isn’t just the capital of Trumpism, and its electorate is no monolith. One Republican leader in the state has...