Rudy Giuliani was suspended from his radio show on Friday for refusing to discuss the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to the New York Times.
Giuliani was suspended from his WABC radio show after he refused to comply with station owner John Catsimatidis’ request not to talk about the 2020 election, the report said. new york times. Giuliani, live stream X (formerly Twitter) denied the allegations, saying he had been talking about accusations of election fraud on his show for years.
Giuliani: Anyone who thinks they can’t comment on the 2020 election belongs in the former Soviet Union or present-day Venezuela. If we don’t stop this, America will no longer exist. @RudyGiuliani pic.twitter.com/zTJFrUCHI6
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“We’re not going to talk about the errors in the November 2020 election… We warned him once. We warned him twice. And we got a text message from him last night and this morning… “I received a text message from him saying he was refusing to talk about it,” WABC’s billionaire owner told The New York Times.
Catsimatidis also confirmed his suspension via text message. Associated Press (AP). The Associated Press also obtained a letter dated May 4, 2024, from the station’s owner to Giuliani, stating that “[t]he subject matter including, but not limited to, the legitimacy of the election results and allegations of fraud by election officials. I can’t discuss it.” , and private litigation related to these claims. ”
Mr. Giuliani’s spokesman, Ted Goodman, maintained that Mr. Giuliani’s client did not know about the directive until Thursday. (Related: Hunter Biden listed as creditor in Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy filing)
Rudy Giuliani was suspended from WABC radio and his talk show was canceled Friday after he made multiple broadcast statements questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election. pic.twitter.com/3w9rY39FqV
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 11, 2024
Giuliani was found guilty of defamation in December 2023 in a Washington, D.C., court. The lawsuit was filed by Shay Moss and Ruby Freeman over baseless claims of election fraud in Georgia. A judge has ordered two former Georgia election officials to pay more than $148 million in damages. The former New York City mayor has since filed for bankruptcy.
