George Santos: supporting ‘Eric Adams is the only viable path'
Convicted ex-Long Island Rep. George Santos is calling on fellow Republicans to cross party lines and back NYC Mayor Eric Adams' re-election bid.
The disgraced ex-congressman fired off a slew of social media posts this week begging GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa to drop his campaign — and for fellow GOPers to coalesce behind Adams, saying he believes the mayor is best suited to beat socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in November's general election.
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'New Yorkers are at a crossroads, and the stakes couldn't be higher,' Santos said on X shortly after ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary.
3 Convicted ex-Long Island Rep. George Santos is calling on fellow Republicans to cross party lines and back the re-election bid of Democratic NYC Mayor Eric Adams (pictured)
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'The choice is clear: Eric Adams is the only viable path forward. Republicans, conservatives, and common-sense voters must recognize reality—Curtis Sliwa cannot win this race,' added Santos, who is headed to federal prison for seven years on July 25 after copping to plea fraud and identity theft charges.
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'Clinging to fantasy only helps the opposition.'
Santos on Wednesday suggested Adams and the Guardian Angels founder iron out a similar 'coalition' to one Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. cut before dropping out of last year's president race to back future victor Donald Trump.
3 Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa told The Post there's no way he's dropping out of the race.
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3 Santos is set to begin a seven-year prison sentence next month
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'Hey @NYCMayor,' Santos posted on X. 'Call Curtis Sliwa and appoint him Deputy Mayor of public safety today and get a coalition going to save NYC!'
Adams, a Democrat, is running as an independent. Despite losing the primary, Cuomo is still on the November ballot as an independent.
Sliwa insisted he's staying in the race, adding Santos is a fraudster with 'no credibility.'
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Adams campaign spokesman Todd Shapiro dismissed Santos' support, saying Adams is 'focused on building a broad, credible coalition rooted in integrity and results — not circus sideshows.'
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