{"id":180786,"date":"2026-03-31T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180786\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:12:30","slug":"mamdani-sliwa-skit-at-nyc-roast-draws-gop-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180786\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani, Sliwa Skit at NYC Roast Draws GOP Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/vinnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-30-082157.png\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"370\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-30-082157-696x370.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-03-30 082157\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (VINnews) \u2014 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa appeared together in a comedic skit at the Inner Circle event, prompting criticism from Republican figures who said the appearance raised fresh political questions about Sliwa\u2019s role in the race.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vinnews.com\/2020\/01\/07\/vin-whatsapp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tJoin our WhatsApp group<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vinnews.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tSubscribe to our Daily Roundup Email<\/a>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former rival Curtis Sliwa appear in joint comedy skit at the Inner Circle Dinner: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ej4AHImqcp\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Ej4AHImqcp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics &amp; Poll Tracker \ud83d\udce1 (@PollTracker2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2038440283839381729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The skit, part of the annual New York City press corps roast, featured a satirical segment on cat adoption, with Sliwa portraying a doctor delivering allergy shots to Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican-aligned figures expressed frustration afterward, arguing the performance reinforced long-standing suspicions about Sliwa\u2019s campaign and its impact on the mayoral contest.<\/p>\n<p>Businessman John Catsimatidis, a former mayoral candidate, said he was \u201cvery disappointed\u201d with Sliwa\u2019s participation, according to reporting in The New York Times, which detailed reactions from political allies and opponents following the event.<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa defended the appearance, calling it satire and saying it reflected his support for animal adoption. He rejected claims of political coordination and said critics were misreading the performance.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mamdani said the segment was intended as comedy and pointed to his well-known interest in cats.<\/p>\n<p>The Inner Circle event is an annual tradition in which New York political figures and the press stage satirical performances of city politics.<\/p>\n<p>Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (VINnews) \u2014 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa appeared together in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-180786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}