U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks to delegates and assembled party officials at the 2022 NYGOP Convention. / PHOTO: Associated Press (Headline USA) U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was attacked by a man who tried to stab him at an upstate event Thursday but was uninjured, his campaign said.
Zeldin was giving a speech at a gubernatorial campaign stop. While he was speaking, a man climbed onstage and appeared to begin wrestling with the congressman, said Katie Vincentz, a spokesperson for Zeldin’s campaign. He was discussing bail reform at the time.
A video of the event in Perinton posted on Twitter showed the man appearing to grab Zeldin’s arm and the two fell to the ground as other people tried to intervene.
Several military veterans quickly intervened . Witnesses say the attacker attempted to thrust the knife toward Zeldin’s neck.“Thanks to the swift action of several brave […]
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