Guardian Angels laminitis Curtis Sliwa attends a protestation against a structure structure for migrants astatine Floyd Bennett Field successful the Brooklyn borough of New York City connected August 22, 2023.
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Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee successful the contention for politician of New York City, said Wednesday that helium has received astatine slightest 7 calls from "emissaries" of affluent radical who person repeatedly offered him wealth to extremity his campaign.
Sliwa slammed those offers arsenic "unethical and illegal."
And helium warned that if helium receives 1 much specified offer, helium volition statesman revealing names of the affluent New Yorkers who person made them, NBC affiliate WNBC reported.
Sliwa reiterated his vow not to suspend his campaign.
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"Cross my bosom and anticipation to die," the Guardian Angels laminitis told WNBC erstwhile asked if helium plans to enactment successful the contention until Election Day, Nov. 4.
President Donald Trump has suggested that Sliwa and Mayor Eric Adams driblet retired of the contention to wide the mode for a one-on-one match-up betwixt erstwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani.
"I would accidental that Cuomo mightiness person a accidental of winning if it was a one-on-one," said Trump, who has called Mamdani a "communist."
Mamdani is simply a self-described antiauthoritarian socialist.
Adams and Cuomo are some Democrats, but are moving arsenic independents.
Recent polls amusement Mamdani comfortably starring Cuomo, with Adams and Sliwa trailing by a wide margin.
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