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Bulwark Takes

Savoring Curtis Sliwa’s Epic Takedown of Andrew Cuomo and Bill Ackman

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

Politics, News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

JVL and Andrew Egger take on Curtis Sliwa's incredibly theatrical, straight-to-camera interview performance with Nate Friedman where he thoroughly takes down failed tennis pro billionaire Bill Ackman as he explains his NYC mayoral ambitions.

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0:00.0

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0:24.1

and we had something wild happen over the weekend in the New York mayoral case.

0:29.2

I regret to inform you, Andrew, that we had a fatality.

0:34.3

A 187.

0:35.7

Call the police because Curtis Slewa absolutely annihilated Andrew Cuomo.

0:44.4

Guys, we got to go to the videotape on this.

0:46.8

We are going to look at Nate Friedman as he sits down with Curtis Slewa,

0:51.3

and he tries to tell Slewa, oh my gosh, what if you wind up getting

0:58.1

Mom Donnie elected?

0:59.9

Shouldn't you drop out so that Andrew Cuomo can win?

1:03.2

Bill Ackman says you should.

1:06.0

And what happened next is absolute gold.

1:14.2

You made it very clear, of course, that MomAMDani would not be good for New York City. And, you know, as a New Yorker and someone who's just, you know, I'm online all the

1:19.2

time and I see what people are saying, I'm sure you come across this. Bill Ackman, for example,

1:24.8

who, Bill Ackman.

1:25.9

Said that, you know, a vote for

1:27.5

Curtis Sliwa is a vote for Mamdani. I'm not going to ask you, are you going to drop out? Because I know the answer is no, and I know you're probably tired of hearing that. However, I think it is clear to New Yorkers who are against MomDani that you and Cuomo are splitting the anti-Momani vote. So my question is simple. Are you okay if Mom Donnie wins that you and Cuomo are splitting the anti-Mom-Dani vote. So my question is simple. Are you okay if MomDani wins that you, so-to-speak contributed to that? Well, number one, Ackman is a jerk. Has he been right yet? Here's a guy who goes up to Newport, Rhode Island, and thinks he's a professional pennish player. Come on, Ackman. Stay in your lane.

2:03.1

Does he know anything about politics? No. Does he live in New York City? No. He lives in

2:08.1

Chappaca, the whitest suburb of America where even the lawn jockeys are white. He may know

2:12.8

Wall Street. He may know hedge funds. He has been wrong every step of the way with the

2:17.2

billionaires. So let's say people come to the conclusion, if somehow I lose. Somehow. And we know Andrew Cuomo's lost. He's already tossed in the town. Oh, it's because of you, Curtis. Because it's really? It's because of the Democrats. What I'm second? Who created Zohan Mandami?

2:35.8

Who embraced him?

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