Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, said Wednesday that he has received at least seven calls from "emissaries" of wealthy people who have repeatedly offered him money to end his campaign.
Sliwa slammed those offers as "unethical and illegal."
And he warned that if he receives one more such offer, he will begin revealing names of the wealthy New Yorkers who have made them, NBC affiliate WNBC reported.
Sliwa reiterated his vow not to suspend his campaign.
"Cross my heart and hope to die," the Guardian Angels founder told WNBC when asked if he plans to stay in the race until Election Day, Nov. 4.
President Donald Trump has suggested that Sliwa and Mayor Eric Adams drop out of the race to clear the way for a one-on-one match-up between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani.
"I would say that Cuomo might have a chance of winning if it was a one-on-one," said Trump, who has called Mamdani a "communist."
Mamdani is a self-described democratic socialist.
Adams and Cuomo are both Democrats, but are running as independents.
Recent polls show Mamdani comfortably leading Cuomo, with Adams and Sliwa trailing by a wide margin.
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