Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin was attacked during a campaign event Thursday night at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Perinton, New York.
WIVB4 reported that Zeldin was speaking on bail reform when the alleged male attacker jumped on stage and started yelling. The suspect was wrestled with and during the altercation pulled out a blade with grips. According to reports, Zeldin was unharmed and finished his speech after the suspect had been subdued and taken away.
Rep. Zeldin’s campaign issues a statement on the attack at a rally today in Monroe County pic.twitter.com/4ZikluiDgu
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/metgopclub/status/1550287595875213312?s=20&t=zNjN_9RjT8Vo6WIvXs9Uig
Political scores should be settled at the ballot box, not on stage at campaign events trying to violently attack candidates you disagree with. This is not ok. This is the United States of America. This is the greatest country in the history of the world. 🇺🇸
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) July 22, 2022
My team has informed me about the incident at Lee Zeldin's campaign event tonight. Relieved to hear that Congressman Zeldin was not injured and that the suspect is in custody. I condemn this violent behavior in the strongest terms possible — it has no place in New York.
— Kathy Hochul (@KathyHochul) July 22, 2022
In a tweet after the violent incident in Monroe County, Zeldin, who is running as a tough-on-crime candidate against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, said he expected his alleged assailant to be back on the streets in no time.
“His words as he tried to stab me a few hours ago were ‘you’re done’, but several attendees, including @EspositoforNY (Alison Esposito), quickly jumped into action & tackled the guy,” the gubernatorial hopeful tweeted early Friday. “Law enforcement was on the scene within minutes. The attacker will likely be instantly released under NY’s laws.”
And he was absolutely right . . .
Original Article: https://nypost.com/2022/07/22/lee-zeldins-alleged-attacker-quickly-released-from-jail/
Why is it that you never see conservatives attacking liberals this way? The real problem is that liberals encourage this.
satanists, ass their Name IMPLIES! worshit satan and satan’s sad sac TACTICS!
GOD’s Peoples are PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL, satan’s peoples AREN’T !
Man