Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Says He’s Met Donor Threshold for First GOP Presidential Debate

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has cleared one of the hurdles required to attend the GOP primary debates but still has considerable ground to cover.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks during a press conference at the City of Miami Police Department in Miami on June 12, 2023. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Miami’s Republican Mayor Francis Suarez has announced that his presidential campaign has fulfilled one of the conditions necessary to take part in the first GOP primary debate scheduled for Aug. 23.

“I am extremely pleased to announce that my campaign has today passed the 40,000 unique donor threshold set by the @GOP to make the debate stage,” Mr. Suarez said in an Aug. 8 post on X. “In less than six weeks, my team and I have quite literally gone from zero to a hundred and we are confident that I will be on the debate stage in two weeks.”