Curtis Sliwa says COVID vaccine mandate an affront to American freedom

GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa blasted Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for indoor venues, saying the requirement is an affront to liberty.

“Today we stand in unity against these mandates, against these crackdowns. We are not France. We are not Italy. We are America where we are free,” Sliwa said at a small City Hall rally Thursday. Sliwa added that some New Yorkers cannot get vaccinated for medical reasons or religious beliefs.