The congressman got a small scrape but wasn't seriously injured.
NEW YORK -- A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, at an upstate event by apparently trying to stab the congressman was arrested and charged with attempted assault.
The attacker climbed onto a low stage where the congressman spoke to a crowd of dozens, flanked by bales of hay and American flags. A video posted on Twitter shows the two falling to the ground as other people try to intervene. Jacob Murphy, a spokesperson for Zeldin's congressional office, said Friday that Zeldin had a minor scrape from the incident. He said Zeldin had not received any specific threats recently.
In a statement, Hochul condemned the attack and said she was"relieved to hear that Congressman Zeldin was not injured and that the suspect is in custody." Hochul's press secretary Avi Small referred questions about providing Zeldin with a security detail to New York state police.
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