SLIWA SCHU-DOWN

Guardian forms PAC to defeat Chuck in ’22

Losing the mayoral race is not keeping Curtis Sliwa down.

Showing he intends to remain a player in the Republican Party, the Guardian Angels founder has launched a new super PAC aimed at defeating US Sen. Chuck Schumer, the senior Democrat from New York, who is up for re-election next year.

Sliwa told The Post his Save the Senate political action committee plans to raise millions of dollars to pummel Schumer and promote a Republican opponent.

The main message on the Web site says, “Stop Schumer Now.”

“Though we came up short in our mayoral campaign, my movement for change progresses onward,” Sliwa says in a campaign mission statement. “I am more committed than ever to advancing our Republican values and priorities and holding liberal elitists accountable for failing New York and America.

“Next up: Senator Chuck Schumer. After serving in government for nearly 50 years, Chuck Schumer has proved to be an incompetent, power hungry career politician. As Senator, Schumer has delivered nothing more than Sunday press conferences with empty promises. Between the rising cost of living, a broken healthcare system, struggling public schools, and lack of affordable housing, it is clear that Senator Schumer’s primary concern is keeping himself and his cronies in power.”

Schumer, first elected after toppling former US Sen. Al D’Amato in 1998, is seeking a fifth term. He has not faced a serious challenge in his three prior re-election campaigns.

Even D’Amato, now a lobbyist, said Schumer, a prolific fundraiser who visits every county in the state every year, is almost unbeatable. He endorsed Schumer’s 2016 re-election.

But Sliwa, who fell short in the November mayoral election to Eric Adams, said the GOP has to fight on.

“We’ve got to get rid of Chucky Cheese Schumer,” Sliwa told The Post during a Sunday interview about his anti-Schumer PAC.

While the state Republican leadership has focused much of its attention on promoting a strong candidate to run for governor, Sliwa said Schumer shouldn’t get a pass.

The Post recently reported that Aleksander Mici, a lawyer and Albanian immigrant from The Bronx, has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Schumer.

“You can have a ‘Jeopardy’ question about the Republican candidates who run against Schumer in the past,” Sliwa quipped.

“I’d like to see a candidate who can give Schumer a run for his money.”

Sliwa said that given President Biden’s bumbling, the 2022 midterms should be a “Republican wave” election that could even put Schumer in jeopardy, with the right candidate.

“Schumer is the poster child on why there should be term limits,” he said.

Sliwa also did not rule out running against Schumer himself, saying he would only throw his ever-present red beret into the ring as a last resort.

The Schumer camp declined to comment.