A man took the stage and appeared to try to “stab” a Republican congressman while he was giving an impromptu speech yesterday in his race for governor of New York.
Lee Zeldin, 42, escaped unhurt after David Iakubonis, 43, approached him shouting “You’re done” while holding a knuckle-like weapon aimed.
Videos posted on social media by eyewitnesses show Iakubonis reaching for the GOP candidate’s face or neck. Zeldin was able to fight off the attacker before both men fell to the ground as several others tried to subdue Yakubonis.
Zeldin, who is running as a Republican candidate for governor of New York, on the scene before the accident
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“I’m fine,” Zeldin said in a statement. “Luckily I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few minutes before others got hold of him.”
Among those who helped subdue the
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