They’re purring for him to run!
Greece is known for having cats locomotion its streets — and now nan state wants a Cats for president?
The third-largest governmental statement successful nan European Union federation has asked Greek-born New York supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis to tally for president, we hear.
They moreover called him up astatine 3 a.m. to inquire him.
While nan owner of 77 WABC power was flattered, he’s more apt to tally for politician of NYC.
“I’m an American,” he told us. “I came present astatine 6 months old,” jokingly adding, “I tin beryllium president of Greece, but I can’t beryllium president of nan United States.”
He confirmed, “I sewage a telephone from nan third-largest governmental statement [in Greece] that wants to nominate maine to beryllium president of Greece.” He quipped, “I’m honored, but I’m engaged capable successful New York!”
We reported past period that nan chairmen of nan Republican Party chapters successful each 5 boroughs said they’d take Catsimatidis arsenic nan GOP campaigner if nan legally embattled Mayor Eric Adams is ousted and nan metropolis holds a typical predetermination up of nan regularly scheduled predetermination adjacent year.
(If you’re not acquainted pinch Greek politics, nan existent prez is progressive pol Katerina Sakellaropoulou, whose word is up successful 2025.)
Cats said of a mayoral run: “I americium digesting it . . . I want New York City to do good . . . We conscionable want to person nan metropolis make a comeback.”
The Gristedes mogul added frankly: “You cognize what I’m astir frightened of? I mightiness win.”
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This week, Cats was invited by Donald Trump to watch nan Election Day returns astatine Mar-a-Lago successful Palm Beach, Fla.
But nan billionaire was engaged broadcasting from WABC power till 6 a.m.
“I was astatine WABC doing a nationalist broadcast,” he said. “We had 100 group successful workplace each nighttime long.” The broadcast included Rita Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, ex-Gov. David Paterson, Curtis Sliwa, Anthony Weiner and NY authorities GOP chair Ed Cox.