Rose challenges Malliotakis to a ‘No Lie’ pledge on campaign trail

Democratic congressional candidate speaks at press conference in front of his Brooklyn campaign office where he announced his proposal for he and opponent Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) sign a "No Lie" pledge – September 29, 2022 (Courtesy of Max Rose campaign team)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Democratic congressional candidate Max Rose is challenging opponent Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” on the campaign trail or else make a hefty donation to charity.

Rose announced his proposal on Thursday for he and Malliotakis to sign a “No Lie” pledge to not spew falsehoods about each other in their campaign advertising.

“I am challenging Nicole Malliotakis to join me in signing a pledge to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in our advertisements. And if an independent fact checker, such as the Staten Island Advance, declares we lied, misled, or tried to pull a fast one over the voters then we must donate $500,000 to charities that help those struggling with addiction.”

Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United, expressed her support for the pledge concept during the press conference on Thursday.

“Staten Islanders and Brooklynites are straight shooters, and they expect their leaders to be the same,” Muller said. “The pledge is a no brainer. Nicole Malliotakis should agree to the pledge or else it shows that she will about everything if it means she can stay in power.”

Malliotakis did not agree to the pledge and instead said, “I speak the truth and Max Rose doesn’t have enough money to cover the number of times he’s lied about supporting bail reform.”

“Nicole continues to lie about me in her statement about not signing the no lie pledge,” Rose responded to Malliotakis. “Talk about staying on brand!”

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