Man attempts assault on GOP governor candidate in New York
A man attempted to stab congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin (R-NY) at a campaign event in Fairport, New York, on Thursday.
The attacker was quickly suppressed, and Zeldin is unharmed. Video obtained by the Washington Examiner shows the incident unfold.
A man climbed onstage, grabbed Zeldin in the middle of his campaign speech, and attempted to stab the Republican. The man appeared to yell "You're done! You're done!" as he accosted Zeldin.
A group of people rushed the stage and took the man down. Nearly 11 minutes after the attempted attack, Zeldin was back onstage and resumed the speech.
"So as I was saying," Zeldin said as he resumed his remarks, garnering laughter from the crowd.
Eric Amidon, Zeldin's campaign manager, said the man who tried to attack Zeldin onstage appeared to have brass knuckles with sharp spikes on them.
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While the perp is apparently in custody it will be interesting to see how long he is in with New York's turn them loose bail policies. Not long!
See, also:
Rep. Zeldin took to Twitter to say be believed his suspected attacker would be 'instantly released under NY's laws'
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