“Traitor” Suarez Heckled, Booed At Charlie Kirk Event

The New York Times reports:

At the two-day gathering, with thousands of pro-Trump activists in attendance this weekend in South Florida, jeers flew on Sunday at the mention of Rupert Murdoch, the Fox media mogul, as well as Speaker Kevin McCarthy. And after Mr. Trump spoke to this crowd on Saturday, any of his Republican rivals for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination took the stage at their own peril.

Francis X. Suarez, the mayor of Miami — experienced the wrath of Mr. Trump’s supporters firsthand on Sunday he was heckled and booed. When Mr. Suarez stepped up to the microphone, a few people in the crowd yelled “traitor.” He responded by mentioning his Cuban American heritage and saying that dissenting voices were welcome in America, unlike in his ancestors’ home country. “It’s OK to have a little bit of hate,” Mr. Suarez said.

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Attendees at Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida exit the ballroom during Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s intro video and then greet him with boos and cries of “TRAITOR” and “RINO!” #BecauseMiami @ElenaMMoore pic.twitter.com/EMdH5fjYuq

— Because Miami (@BecauseMiami) July 16, 2023