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GOP mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa revealed Monday he hasn\u2019t spoken to President Trump in roughly 20 years \u2014 as insiders note the pair\u2019s longstanding rift could imperil any push for the cat lover to drop his mayoral bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sliwa, during a wide-ranging interview with The Post, attributed his current frosty relations with the nation\u2019s top Republican to zingers he made on TV or during his long stint as a radio talk show host on WABC-AM and other outlets.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery week for 13 years I was on NY1 and would do political satire,\u201d he said. \u201cWe talked Cuomo, Trump, (Bill) de Blasio, Christine Quinn, (Anthony) Weiner, (David) Paterson. Whoever was in the news. <\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of those people, including Trump, didn\u2019t appreciate, my sense of satire and humor from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n GOP mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa said he hasn\u2019t spoken to Donald Trump in 20 years. William Farrington<\/p>\n The last time he talked with Trump was when his fellow flamboyant New Yorker appeared as a guest on one of his radio shows, Sliwa said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was about July 22nd, 2004,\u201d Sliwa said. \u201cJohn Gotti Jr. had just been indicted for my kidnapping and attempted murder<\/a> that had taken place on June 19, 1992, 12 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n The red-bereted Guardian Angels founder\u2019s insight into his self-described \u201clove-hate relationship\u201d with Trump came as the president stages an unprecedented interjection into the mayoral race in an apparent bid to thwart socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election.<\/p>\n Trump has given an unenforceable deadline of this week<\/a> for long-shot candidates to drop out and clear the lane for the best anti-Mamdani contender, potentially with the enticement of a plum administration gig<\/a> for Mayor Eric Adams, who is polling in fourth place.<\/p>\n Trump has made clear he views former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the candidate with the best chance of besting Mamdani one-on-one, rather than backing Sliwa, New York Republicans\u2019 standard bearer.<\/p>\n Sliwa first met Trump in 1986, when they were both honored by the state Conservative Party. Curtis Sliwa campaign<\/p>\n One source close to Trump\u2019s administration said a job offer had been originally floated to Sliwa, but he refused \u201cbecause he\u2019s insane.\u201d Sliwa denied any contact with the White House.<\/p>\n \u201cCurtis doesn\u2019t like Trump. Trump doesn\u2019t like Curtis. Trump wants nothing to do with him,\u201d another source, who is close to both New Yorkers, said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n While the pair now has no relationship, Sliwa said their paths had crossed several times over the decades.<\/p>\n He said he met Trump personally for the first time in 1986, when they were both honored at the New York State Conservative Party gala.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018Don. You\u2019re not a conservative.\u2019 He said, \u2018You\u2019re not a conservative,’\u201d Sliwa recalled.<\/p>\n The colorful combo continued to find common ground over the years, with Trump appreciating the outspoken public safety activist\u2019s praise for the real estate mogul helping to save the city\u2019s Veterans Day Parade, Sliwa said.<\/p>\n Trump has been angling for candidates to drop out of New York City\u2019s mayoral race in a bid to thwart socialist Zohran Mamdani. Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/p>\n As Trump transitioned from businessman and reality star to politician, he ended up facing more and more of Sliwa\u2019s ire.<\/p>\n During 2015, Sliwa demanded that Trump apologize for allegedly doctoring an interview to support his false assertion that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated 9\/11. <\/p>\n Sliwa even invited Trump to participate in a \u201chummus summit\u201d at a Paterson restaurant to hash things out.<\/p>\n But the then-rising GOP star was a no-show, according to a 2015 Herald News report<\/a> \u2014 in which Sliwa also said the pair\u2019s relationship had soured when he criticized Trump\u2019s various bankruptcies.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n When Trump was in his first White House term, Sliwa publicly called the president a \u201cmanic depressive.\u201d<\/p>\n