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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,324 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2022, 02:21 PM Jul 2022

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked on stage at New York campaign event, witnesses say

Aman attacked U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event near Rochester, New York, Thursday evening, according to officials and witnesses.

Zeldin, a Republican running for New York governor, was not reported injured at the incident at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Perinton.

A man hopped up on stage with some type of sharp instrument sometime between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Mike Cialini, commander of VFW Post 8495, said in a phone interview.

Video of the event recorded by NBC affiliate WHEC of Rochester showed the man approach Zeldin and appear to repeat “you’re done” as Zeldin holds on to his wrist, before others intervene and everyone falls.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/u-s-rep-lee-zeldin-attacked-on-stage-at-new-york-campaign-event-witnesses-say/ar-AAZQaqp

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U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked on stage at New York campaign event, witnesses say (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP

The photos increase my skepticism of this story. Like they knew blm Jul 2022 #1

Interesting choice of weapon for a supposed "assassination attempt." LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #2

MTG is an idiot LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #3

Kicking for the photos. This looks staged. blm Jul 2022 #4

blm

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1. The photos increase my skepticism of this story. Like they knew

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 03:45 PM

Jul 2022

beforehand that he’d be released because he DIDN’T use a knife or gun. Seems so set up for the headlines.

Zeldin does NOT have a look of fear and the ‘attacker’ hardly looks murderously outraged.