Curtis Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder who carried the Republican banner in New York City's mayoral race, is now getting ripped apart by his own party after cozying up to socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani in what critics are calling a pathetic publicity stunt.
The cringe-worthy video, produced for the Inner Circle show, features Sliwa playing nice with the radical leftist who has spent his first year in office pushing the same woke agenda that's destroying American cities. Remember, this is the same Mamdani that Sliwa hammered relentlessly during campaign debates for his anti-police, pro-socialist policies.
But apparently, losing an election means abandoning your principles if you're Curtis Sliwa.
Republicans Aren't Having It
GOP voters who supported Sliwa's mayoral bid are feeling completely betrayed by this Benedict Arnold act. As one Republican critic put it:
"You can tell when people are true to the party, and I thought it was reprehensible."
And they're absolutely right. While President Trump is fighting tooth and nail to drain the swamp and restore America First principles, we've got supposed "Republicans" like Sliwa playing patty-cake with the very socialists who want to fundamentally transform our nation.
This is exactly the kind of RINO behavior that patriotic Americans are sick and tired of. One day you're warning voters about the dangers of electing a radical leftist, the next day you're starring in comedy skits together? Give me a break.
The Swamp Loves a Sellout
What's particularly disgusting is how quickly Sliwa abandoned the voters who believed in his message. These are hardworking New Yorkers who thought they had a fighter willing to take on the radical left's destruction of their city. Instead, they got a politician more interested in staying relevant than staying principled.
While Mamdani pushes policies that would make AOC blush, Sliwa is apparently more concerned with getting laughs at some insider political show. This is swamp behavior, plain and simple.
The question now is whether other Republicans will learn from Sliwa's pathetic example or continue down this road of compromise and capitulation. True conservatives know the answer: America First means never backing down to the radical left, win or lose.