A defiant Curtis Sliwa forcefully rejected the rising requires him to finish his bid for New York Metropolis mayor.
“So, let’s be very clear: I’m not dropping out, on no account,” the GOP nominee for mayor mentioned at a press convention Tuesday morning. “I’ve already been provided cash to drop out, I mentioned no.”
The feedback come a day after his boss and influential Republican, John Catsimatidis, issued a public plea for Sliwa to drop out of the race and unite behind Andrew Cuomo.
For months, the crowded discipline of mayoral hopefuls has been known as on to coalesce behind a single candidate in an try to forestall proud socialist Zohran Mamdani from profitable Metropolis Corridor.
However the urging from Catsimatidis moved the strain marketing campaign to a brand new stage, with the billionaire grocery retailer proprietor additionally bankrolling Sliwa’s day job as a shock jock on WABC.
Sliwa, although, continues to have the backing of different Republican bigwigs, together with Catsimatidis’ daughter Andrea, who chairs the New York GOP committee.
“Republicans throughout each borough stand united behind Curtis Sliwa for Mayor of New York Metropolis,” mentioned the county chairs in a joint assertion. “Republican voters should not going to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
“Curtis Sliwa is our candidate, the credible chief who will defeat the unconventional left and restore security, affordability, and customary sense to Metropolis Corridor. He’s our candidate to defeat Zohran Mamdani on November 4th.”
