Miami Mayor, former White House hopeful Francis Suarez endorses Donald Trump for president

Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez endorsed former President Donald Trump for re-election, vowing to help boost him with support from Hispanic, young and urban voters.

Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released in January, Biden's support among Hispanic voters had fallen to 34% from 59%.

Suarez's endorsement also comes a day after Trump and President Biden held dueling events at the southern border, although the latter was rebuked for choosing to visit Brownsville, Texas, an area much less affected by the spiraling migrant crisis than Eagle Pass, Texas, where the former visited.

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Suarez launched his presidential campaign in June of last year, but was the first candidate to leave the race in August when he failed to gain traction among voters and donors, and did not qualify for the first presidential debate.

Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

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