{"id":2499790,"date":"2025-10-16T19:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sliwa-hired-security-after-rejecting-10m-to-drop-out-of-nyc-race\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:04:36","slug":"sliwa-hired-security-after-rejecting-10m-to-drop-out-of-nyc-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sliwa-hired-security-after-rejecting-10m-to-drop-out-of-nyc-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Sliwa hired security after rejecting $10M to drop out of NYC race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsliwa-hired-security-after-rejecting-10m-to-drop-out-of-nyc-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor, revealed that he was offered $10 million to drop out of the race, an offer he rejected due to his mistrust of billionaires. Amid threats to his safety, Sliwa has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-challenges-from-biden-administration-result-in-deconstruction-of-container-border-wall-in-arizona\/\" title=\"Deconstruction of Arizona&#039;s Container Border Wall is Possible Due to Legal Challenges From Biden Administration\">hired armed security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/40-dead-140-injured-in-islamic-terrorist-attack-in-russia\/\" title=\"Over 40 lives lost, 140+ wounded in Russia&#039;s Islamic terrorist assault\">citing credible threats<\/a> despite surviving a 1992 assassination attempt by the Gambino crime family. He is competing against Democrat Zohran Mamdani and independent Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming election. Sliwa remains persistent to stay in the race despite lagging in polls, stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t surrender.&#8221; The city&#8217;s first mayoral debate is scheduled for Thursday night,with all three candidates participating.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sliwa says he hired security after rejecting $10 million offer to drop out of NYC race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3849365\/zohran-mamdani-progressive-wing-won-battle-soul-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City<\/a> mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said Wednesday he was offered $10 million to drop out of the race, adding he doesn&rsquo;t &ldquo;trust billionaires.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa is running against Democratic candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3851781\/mamdani-pledge-arrest-netanyahu-lacks-federal-standing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and independent candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3844638\/cuomo-poll-nyc-mayoral-race-adams-drops-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> in the Big Apple&rsquo;s election. He said earlier this month that he will travel with armed security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2025\/10\/06\/curtis-sliwa-hires-armed-security-citing-credible-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">because of &ldquo;deranged&rdquo; threats<\/a>. Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels crime prevention nonprofit group, said Wednesday he&rsquo;s never had armed security, even after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1adkPfE6Ys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surviving an assassination attempt<\/a> from the Gambino crime family in 1992.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852950\/eric-adams-fielding-three-job-offers-after-term-expires\/\">Eric Adams fielding three job offers after term expires: &#8216;God is blessing me&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852624\/john-reid-presses-democratic-rival-debates-virginia-lieutenant-governor-race\/\">John Reid presses Democratic rival for &lsquo;ducking&rsquo; debates in Virginia lieutenant governor race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852949\/obama-spanberger-endorsement-jay-jones-texts\/\">Obama hopes to boost Spanberger with endorsement as campaign bleeds over Jay Jones texts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Today, I walk into your studios here, I have armed security with me, former [New York City Police Department] cops. Why? Because I wouldn&rsquo;t take the payout from the billionaires to drop out,&rdquo; Sliwa said on <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> radio show.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDdx55Zz7KE?si=CvuNQEJqrWPN51L_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Sliwa said he was offered $10 million when radio host Charlamagne tha God asked for specifications. He also said &ldquo;Eric got the same offer,&rdquo; referring to sitting Mayor Eric Adams, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3828014\/eric-adams-drops-out-new-york-city-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who dropped his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >independent reelection bid<\/a><\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Sliwa, the Sliwa campaign&rsquo;s media director as well as Curtis Sliwa&rsquo;s ex-wife, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that his private security consists of &ldquo;retired members of service&rdquo; and was hired due to him not having enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-patriot-jovan-pulitzers-team-is-being-shot-at-after-they-were-given-directive-to-identify-fraudulent-ballots-in-fulton-county\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Patriot Jovan Pulitzer\u2019s Team Is Being Shot At! \u2013 After They Were Given Directive to Identify Fraudulent Ballots in Fulton County\">police protection<\/a>. She also said his current wife, Nancy Regula, is under threat, and his campaign insisted on hiring security.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Sliwa&rsquo;s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sliwa has adamantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3833020\/pressure-curtis-sliwa-drop-out-nyc-mayor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused to drop out of the mayoral race<\/a> despite trailing both Mamdani and Cuomo in polling data. His response to requests to withdraw is, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t surrender.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852131\/mamdani-too-early-credit-trump-gaza-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MAMDANI SAYS IT&rsquo;S &lsquo;TOO EARLY&rsquo; TO CREDIT TRUMP FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York City&rsquo;s first 2025 mayoral debate will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycvotes.org\/whats-on-the-ballot\/2025-nyc-candidate-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">held Thursday night<\/a>, and all three candidates will be present. A second debate will follow on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said Wednesday he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852950\/eric-adams-fielding-three-job-offers-after-term-expires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three job offers he&rsquo;s looking at after finishing his term<\/a>, all of which are &ldquo;my dream jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sliwa hires security after refusing $10M to quit NYC race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2499791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25288801959872.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57935,3646,58766],"class_list":["post-2499790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nyc-race","tag-security","tag-sliwa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25288801959872.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499790"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499794,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499790\/revisions\/2499794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}