Miami Mayor Francis Suarez responds to video of heated exchange with Miami Herald reporter

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez responds to video of heated exchange with Miami Herald reporter

The office of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has sent out a statement regarding the video which captured him at City Hall last Saturday, September 9th in a heated exchange with Miami Herald reporter Sarah Blaskey.

"Mayor Francis Suarez has repeatedly answered questions from the local newspaper about the Formula One (F1) event. Last Saturday, after having answered several questions on the subject, without prior notice and unnecessarily, the reporter placed her cell phone inches from the mayor's personal space, who was surprised and, as any human being would react, moved the device away from his face," reads the statement.

"Unfortunately, this journalistic entity seeks to divert attention instead...

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