Rep. Lee Zeldin, the New York Republican gubernatorial nominee, was attacked whereas talking at a marketing campaign occasion on Thursday, in keeping with witnesses and photographs of the incident posted on social media.

Video reveals a person in a baseball cap and black shorts slowly strolling towards Zeldin, who was addressing a small viewers whereas on stage in Monroe County, close to the Canadian border. The individual then confronts the congressman and the 2 males get right into a tussle. A minimum of three bystanders try and get the attacker off Zeldin, in keeping with the footage.