Francis, we hardly knew you.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez became the first GOP presidential candidate to suspend his 2024 campaign Tuesday, after failing to qualify for last week’s first primary debate.

“Running for President of the United States has been one of the greatest honors of my life. This country has given so much to my family and me. The prospect of giving back at the highest levels of public service is a motivator if not a calling. Throughout this process, I have met so many freedom-loving Americans who care deeply about our nation, her people, and its future,” Suarez said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” he added.

“I will continue to amplify the voices of the Hispanic community — the fastest-growing voting group in our country. The Left has taken Hispanics for granted for far too long, and it is no surprise that so many are finding a home in America’s conservative movement. Our party must continue doing more to include and attract this vibrant community that believes in our country’s foundational values: faith, family, hard work and freedom. Younger voters, Independents, urban voters and suburban women — all of whom I’ve carried in previous elections — among others, should find a comfortable home in the GOP and its policies.”

Suarez, 45, was one of the last Republican contenders to enter the race, announcing his candidacy June 14.

The third Florida resident to seek the GOP nomination alongside former President Donald Trump and current Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis, Suarez was slammed as a dilettante who possessed little of the knowledge required to be a capable commander-in-chief.

He admitted in a late June interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he was unaware of the ongoing genocide against Uyghur Muslims in China, later claiming he hadn’t recognized the pronunciation Hewitt had used.

“I don’t think that he’s qualified to be president of the United States in any way, shape or form,” Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) told Fox News the day after Suarez’s announcement. “He’s not qualified to be VP, he’s not qualified to be anything.”

In addition to Suarez’s lack of experience, critics pointed out that he is reported to be under federal investigation for accepting $170,000 from a city real estate developer, which he may have taken in exchange for approving a $70 million development project. The mayor has denied wrongdoing.

Suarez met the Republican National Committee threshold of 40,000 individual donors to his campaign but failed to achieve at least 1% support in three national polls or one national poll and two polls from four early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.

Former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd, conservative radio host Larry Elder and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson also failed to qualify. Elder and Hurd have since sued the RNC over what they said was a “rigged” process.

A week before the Republican debate, Suarez had called on lagging candidates to drop out, saying the RNC threshold was “fair.”

“If you can’t meet the minimum thresholds, you shouldn’t be trying to take time and volume away from people that do,” he told reporters at the Iowa State Fair.

“I don’t think candidates should just sort of linger around if they don’t have a credible path,” he added. 

Trump, DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson all took part in the Aug. 23 Republican debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.

The RNC will implement tighter donor and polling requirements for the next presidential primary debate on Sept. 27, mandating 50,000 individual campaign donors and 3% polling thresholds.

The former president is leading the GOP primary field with 53.9% support, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average, followed by DeSantis (13.1%), Ramaswamy (7.6%), Pence (4.9%), Haley (4.7%), Christie (2.7%), Scott (2.6%), Burgum (0.5%) and Hutchinson (0.3%).

Suarez never registered support in the RealClear polling aggregator.