Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is suspending his bid for the presidency, dropping out of the 2024 race after failing to qualify for the primary Republican debate.

The two-term mayor on Tuesday turned the primary candidate to drop out of the crowded GOP discipline. He launched his marketing campaign simply over two months in the past as one of many final rivals to affix a major race that has thus far been dominated by former President Donald Trump.

“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” he mentioned in a submit on X, the platform previously referred to as Twitter.

The 45-year-old Suarez was vying to grow to be the primary sitting mayor and first Latino elected president.

Earlier this 12 months, Trump’s former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway floated Suarez as a potential vice presidential decide.