Francis Suarez, Republican Presidential Candidate, on the Issues
Francis Suarez
Mayor of Miami
He supports a 15-week national ban with exceptions.
The exceptions supported by Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami include rape, incest and life-threatening emergencies. He described his stance to The Associated Press as “a position that will save a tremendous amount of babies.” (More than 93 percent of abortions are performed before 15 weeks.)
He has pursued significant emission reductions in Miami.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami has acknowledged that climate change is a serious threat — one that is already hurting his city, he wrote in 2019 in a New York Times opinion essay with the former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
He supports military aid but wants NATO to compel European countries to do more.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami wants to tie U.S. military aid to new NATO rules requiring Europe to carry an equal burden.
He is on the more moderate end of the G.O.P. field.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami opposes many of the far-right immigration policies outlined by other candidates, including by his governor, Mr. DeSantis. He argued on Fox Business that the aggressive immigration bill Mr. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature had enacted was “having an adverse impact on small businesses in our state.”
He hasn’t said much about the cases, but would consider pardoning Trump.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami expressed unease with the New York case, suggesting that indicting a former president was a “slippery slope” away from democratic norms.
He wants to reduce the trade deficit by giving U.S. companies incentives to leave China.
“As the son of exiles from a communist country, I understand the threat of Communist China in a way that I think no other candidate does.”
He has called for reducing spending and taxes, but hasn’t given many specifics.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami has not provided many details on his economic plans, beyond calling generally for lower spending and taxes. His campaign did not respond to a request for more information.
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