NEW YORK (WABC) — Curtis Sliwa started his WABC radio appearance Wednesday morning by declaring he will not return to the conservative station as a talk show host, citing multiple recent appearances by Andrew Cuomo.
“You will never see me in the studios of WABC again. Never. No matter how this election turns out,” he said.
Sliwa questioned why the host Sid Rosenberg is backing Cuomo, who he had as a guest twice since last Friday.
Both Rosenberg and owner John Catsimatidis called for Sliwa to drop out of the race to potentially stave off a Mamdani win.
“You know there are colleagues at WABC who are going out of their way to criticize me,” Sliwa continued. “Why are your colleagues at WABC stabbing you in the back.”
He joked WABC sands for “Always Broadcasting Cuomo”
Rosenberg answered that it is not personal, he’s “just worried that Mamdani is going to win.”
The radio appearance comes as calls have grown for Sliwa to drop out of the mayoral race.
However, GOP leaders of all five New York City counties reaffirmed their support for Sliwa, citing momentum on the grassroots level, and suggested Cuomo should do a better job on the campaign trail if he wants voters.
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