On Monday morning, Suarez took a social media shot at popular New York City Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who on Saturday was pictured bench pressing what was said to be about 135 pounds, according to the New York Post. Suarez couldn't resist jumping in on the roast, which included barbs like "Mamscrawny," posting an Instagram video of himself bench pressing what appeared to be 225 pounds 13 times.
Social media began roasting Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist who stunned the nation by winning the Democratic nomination in July, after a video surfaced of him weightlifting at a men's health event in New York City, the Post reported. Suarez took the opportunity to frame it as an example of socialism vs. capitalism in an Instagram post that garnered 3,600 likes and 600 comments in three hours.
Some commenters loved the stunt. "The Mayor of Mayors!" one commenter wrote. "Setting the bar high and heavy!"
Many others, however, seemed embarrassed, taking the opportunity to bash the mayor for focusing on a politician over 1,200 miles away.
"I'm so embarrassed for you, Francis," one commenter wrote. "Only a small man feels the need to do something like this."
One commenter illustrated how different the two clips are, writing, "Mamdani: in the streets with constituents. A nice genuine moment. Suarez: in his nice backyard with his personal trainer. A manufactured sapingo moment. That visual says a lot more than how much you are benching."
Another thought the moment looked childish, writing, "What in the grade school is going on here? What's next: My daddy is stronger than your daddy?"
Even some of Suarez's own voters seemed pissed. "I didn't vote for you to watch you compare muscles with some dude that has no effect on what happens in Miami," one commenter wrote. "If he wants to be a socialist, that's his decision. But if you have the time to sit here and do this instead of dealing with the rampant homelessness, crime, and displacement of locals, then that said a lot about you."
