President Donald J. Trump – Credit: Gage Skidmore
Many people traveled from South Florida to attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday, making the Sunshine State well-represented.
Other South Floridians were also in attendance, but Miami U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Trump’s choice for Secretary of State, took center stage at Monday’s ceremony.
While representing the Magic City in D.C., Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami and a previous Republican presidential candidate, talked about playing a part in the Trump administration.
“I’ve often said that it would be an honor to serve this administration, this administration has a tremendous agenda before it, and already incredible victories even before taking office, so the opportunity to potentially serve in the future would be something tremendous for me,” Suarez stated.
After Hialeah voted for Trump with over 75 percent of the vote, Mayor Esteban Bovo of Hialeah, who named a street after the president, stated it was crucial that he attend the inauguration.
“I think it was very very important for us to be present here to support and get ready to work with the president to carry out an agenda that we hope will make America better and great again obviously,” Bovo stated.
Alina Garcia, who was recently sworn in as the next supervisor of elections for Miami-Dade, also traveled to the nation’s capital.
“Florida is an example of a state for the rest of the United States, in Florida we don’t have taxes for the state, we live in freedom, we live in democracy, we live in safety, we are an example,” Garcia stated. “We’re very proud of Florida.”
Commissioner Rene Garcia, who hosted one of the celebratory dinners, also represented Miami-Dade.
“We are very excited that Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States, we’re here in Washington D.C. celebrating especially the fact that Miami-Dade County went red this last election cycle for President Trump and we haven’t seen that in many years in Miami-Dade County,” Garcia stated.
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Born and raised in South Florida, Krystal is a recent graduate from the University of Miami with professional writing experience at the collegiate and national news outlet levels. She’s a foodie who loves all things travel, the beach, & visiting new places throughout Florida.