Miami Mayor Francis Suarez dismissed many of Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) new immigration laws as “headline grabbers.”
In an appearance Sunday on CBS News’s Face the Nation, Suarez launched another attack at his governor, claiming that many of the new immigration laws touted by him are intended to be “headline grabbers,” that won’t have much of an impact.
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Suarez’s comments are the second jab Suarez has taken at DeSantis recently, with the first being over DeSantis’s handling of his feud with Disney following the company’s announcement that it would be withdrawing a large investment in the state.
Suarez started by questioning Florida’s new e-verify law, which requires employers to confirm that employees are working in the United States legally.
“I think it is already illegal to hire an undocumented worker in the United States of America. So, I’m not sure if that changes much the current law or the current state of the law,” Suarez said.
Host Margaret Brennan pressed the Miami mayor on the question, asking “Am I hearing you say that some of these state laws are just theater? Because you’re saying a lot of these things don’t actually, practically, apply.”
“Yeah, I think some of them are headline grabbers without a doubt,” he responded.
When asked whether he thought DeSantis was intentionally being “theatrical,” Suarez answered, “I think you could argue that for sure.”
However, he did give credit for some recent moves from the governor that he saw as substantive, giving particular credit to the move of sending 1,000 law enforcement personnel to the Texas border.
Suarez’s attacks against the popular conservative governor come as he continues to size up the presidential field, openly contemplating his own presidential bid in the increasingly crowded Republican primary field. Former Trump counsel Kellyanne Conway also recently floated the possibility of the Miami mayor being former President Donald Trump‘s running mate.
He once again stressed that he would make his decision whether or not to run for president soon, and that he was giving it serious consideration.
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“The clock is ticking. It’s a soul-searching process with my family. And every single day we talk about it, my wife and I, and we’re getting much, much closer to making a final decision,” Suarez answered when asked when he would make his announcement.
The interview was also notable for the refusal of Suarez to jab Trump, in contrast to his attacks against DeSantis. He called the prospect of being considered to be Trump’s running mate “flattering,” though he didn’t give an answer as to whether or not he would accept. When pressed on whether or not he thought Trump was divisive and could jeopardize his message of unity, Suarez directed the discussion elsewhere without directly answering.
