Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a "dirty trick" that his campaign used to suppress the Hispanic vote during the city's 1993 mayoral race.

On Tuesday, Giuliani revealed his voter suppression tactics to the far-right Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon and Arizona's defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake during a discussion on his America's Mayor Live program.

In the conversation, Giuliani - who was central to Trump's efforts to subvert the result of the 2020 presidential election - lamented that he had been "cheated" during the 1989 mayoral race in which he lost before explaining his 1993 campaign strategy, saying: "I'll tell you one little dirty trick," to which Lake replied: "We need dirty tricks!"

"A dirty trick in New York City? I'm so shocked," Bannon sarcastically responded. Giuliani then interrupted the former Trump adviser, saying: "No, played by Republicans!"

"Republicans don't do dirty tricks," Bannon said before Giuliani enthusiastically said: "How about this one?" Bannon replied: "Okay give it to me."

Giuliani explained that he spent $2m to set up a so-called Voter Integrity Committee which was headed by Randy Levine, current president of the New York Yankees baseball team, and John Sweeney, a former New York Republican congressman.

"Oh my gosh," Lake replied as she raised her eyebrows.