President Trump endorses Gonzalez (R) in Miami mayor race

President Donald Trump has thrown his weight into the Miami mayoral election, which is headed for a runoff vote taking place on Dec. 9, lending his support to conservative candidate Emilio Gonzalez.

At his election night viewing party on Nov. 4, Gonzalez hinted to WLRN that the president might weigh into the race, noting that Florida is Trump’s home state, and that a presidential library could call Miami home, although that project is currently being scrutinized in a lawsuit.

“The second round will be more national,” said Gonzalez. “I’m ready for it.”

In a pair of posts on his Truth Social, President Trump praised Gonzalez and his history, although he twice misspelled his name.



https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2025-11-17/trump-gonzalez-miami-mayor