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Mayor of Miami and Bitcoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) proponent Francis Suarez has suspended his campaign for US President, becoming the first Republican candidate to withdraw. 
Suarez announced the news on X (formerly Twitter), describing his run for US President as one of the greatest honors of his life.” 
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 Running for President of the United States has been one of the greatest honors of my life. 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…— Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancisSuarez/status/1696566861196914997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 29, 2023</a> 
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He stated that he would support the Republican party in putting forward a strong nominee for the race.&nbsp; 
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 “While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains.” <cite>Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez on X</cite> 
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The Miami Mayor’s presidential campaign ends two months after it started. In June, Suarez <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40013765/1707313" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced his intention</a> to run for the President of the United States, vying for the Republican ticket with other GOP contestants such as former US President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.&nbsp; 
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However, the mayor failed to meet polling requirements by the Republican National Committee for the first primary debate. The former presidential candidate indicated he would <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/francis-suarez-suggests-may-drop-2024-bid-doesnt-make-gop-debate-rcna99507" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">drop out</a> of the race if he failed to make the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee. 
Suarez, a long-time Bitcoin advocate, revealed recently that he would <a href="https://crypto.news/us-presidential-hopeful-intends-to-include-bitcoin-as-part-of-salary/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">accept</a> part of his salary in BTC if elected America’s President. The politician also <a href="https://crypto.news/miami-mayor-receives-salary-in-bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">receives his mayoral paycheck</a> in Bitcoin. 
Other Bitcoin proponents still in the US Presidential include Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has criticized President Joe Biden’s proposed crypto tax policy, and Florida governor DeSantis, who <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1686049738129653760?t=QN-cDq7Dz7kEnz469Ejhmw&amp;s=19" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">vowed</a> to end the current administration’s war against Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.&nbsp; 
 Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/robert-kennedy-jr-admits-to-purchasing-bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Robert Kennedy Jr. Admits to purchasing Bitcoin </a>

Bitcoin advocate Suarez quits US presidential race

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