>> About your with bright and kill me. >> They stepped up onto the
stage. Saw
the checker try to get into
zones face and then swing he
could see what looked like a
razor knife of some sort.
As congressman saw him block
that. Swing and then as you
attempt
another swing. I chuckled
ejected from the back and slam
into the ground where
several of us were able to
restrain him get the weapon
away from him and eventually
turned over to police when they
arrived, it was clear you spent
some time with
just gentleman. The ground last
night and she was not any but
good place. Very concerned.
>> Look I appreciate the
passion because he did serve in
Iraq. But the guy attacked Lee
zeldin you see him walk on
stage. The weapon he had was
legitimate weapon could have
cut anybody right open. It’s a
brass knuckle put 2 fingers
through 2 huge plays on the
side. Joining me now to bring
more firsthand account to this
is Lee zeldin himself.
He’s got the good the
Republican nomination to be the
next governor
of the state of New York and in
a speech about
bail reform and then the bill
hope push in New York to let
everybody out of prison.
He gets attacked on stage.
Congressman welcome back how
are you doing.
>> welcome to be with
you and thankfully there are a
bunch of people on site
attendees at the rally who
instinctively all jumped on
this guy and tackled him law
enforcement was there within
minutes. What was crazy was
that because of New York’s
Castle spell law. The attacker
was immediately released back
out onto the streets.
This morning. Chris today.
I have rallies going on all day
today. Tomorrow Sunday. I just
finished my first rally
security law enforcement
presence increased.
But yet last night that was
pretty knots and has anyone out
there I don’t care whether
you’re right. Center last.
Whatever your party is your
ideology, it doesn’t matter in
this country.
We settle our scores the ballot
box not through political
violence and it was just said
site obviously from my vantage
point it was
a little bit hairier something
other people that watch what
happened and it could be a lot
worse, so thankfully. A lot of
people stepped in and subdued
the attacker. That that again
it could have been a lot worse.
>> How do you describe the
weapon he had.
>> She he had a a weapon that
had 2 holes
4. The for him to
put his fingers through a kind
of like as you see with these
brass knuckles that were to
sharp appointee
Hedges coming out of that
weapon. And he was saying
you’re Don and he warned used.
>> For me towards my neck area.
I quickly grabbed
his wrist and held it tight,
you know I had my first
the beta the Republican primary
that just finished one of the
questions they asked me was
tell us something that the
audience may not know about you
and I gave a thought for a
second as well, I’m a black
belt I once won the world
championships in sparring when
you at that moment
when he was coming at me it was
just it was a simple move I
just grabbed
his wrist in a particular way
to hold it there and it was
only for a few moments that was
necessary for a bunch of people
to tackle him.
But like you know what I saw
that weapon I heard him saying
you’re done in the East are
large that they that I realize
that this isn’t somebody coming
on stage to check the
microphone.
>> Congressman dies Eldin
talking about being attacked
last night congressman as
someone walks up to you
and they get close you could
see that he was a veteran or
was prepared to the other and
that’s there is a veteran.
So you thinking let my guard
down a little in front of a
friendly audience and these are
veterans and they can
appreciate that you served in
the military too is that why
one of the reasons why he was
able to get so close to you
think Tu one may be worn that
concerned originally.
>> That is such a great
question and you know when I
noticed that the hat that he
was wearing that showed he was
a veteran was right around the
same time
that I was also realizing
just from the rest of the
situation words action weapon
in the hand. I also realize
that I need to put my guard up.
So when I see a veteran.
My my guard.
He goes further down and we’re
never was before I noticed it.
But what was interesting in
this moment was that I noticed
that he was a better lease
wearing that that veteran hat
at the same time that I would
get the other signals that
something
wasn’t right.
>> Go oh it’s so So what how do
you feel about him being out in
the streets today.
>> I have a huge problem with
New York’s ashes belong we see
the stories kind of get this
attacker should not have been
released instantly
and I could give multiple
reasons for that we have
stories by the way New York
where people get really start
Castle spell and go on to
commit murder. There’s 93
year-old Connie Tory in
Syracuse murdered by somebody
release on Castle spell.
There’s a guy who was released
on Castle spell for an arson
who was then immediately
rearrested for double
manslaughter, I’ve long been
calling for repeal of Castle
spell we Kathy hochul was asked
about this a few months ago,
she said, there’s no data to
support it we need data look at
the press clippings week a look
what happened. Last night you
can attack, you could try to
stab a member of Congress which
has benefited trust anybody.
And you can instantly be
released on Castle spell there
was a story out of New York
City a couple weeks ago, where
there was 2 Mexican cartel
drug smugglers busted with 1.2
million dollars worth of
Crystal meth instantly real
rearrested released back on the
streets due to New York’s
Castle spell also I have a big
problem with this
>> we should allow so those are
the ways they first asked in
flight risk and so and good
news is so does the mayor I
who’s a Democrat. Leslie
Nick langworthy who’s in New
York GOP chair command says
Kathy hochul fanned the flames
of hate by directing supporters
to you are rally schedule.
This is unacceptable conduct
for anyone, you feel just
as angry about that as
langworthy apparently does.
>> Yeah, I’ll tell you that
this this is a long time coming
because of
what happened with Maxine
Waters a few years ago who is
the chair of the House
financial services Committee
has served on encouraging
people
to confront. Trump
administration officials and
supporters are restaurants and
elsewhere. Yes, Steve Scully
shooting hit very close to home
for serving in the House
with with everybody that time
and with the Capitol police
officers who are attacked.
So I am a
far more sensitive to this
point now I believe that
nobody.
Should I don’t care what kind
of rally or go what are you
going to rally support a
Republican candidate or
Democratic Kennedy or 3rd
parties, nobody
should be trying to settle that
score through political
violence. These political
events he could be room for
debate and disagreement but not
violence.
>> The governor’s own have a
safe day today successful day
to day. Case people don’t know
listen around the country.
First Republic to have a
legitimate shot of that office
since George Pataki held it.
Good luck, the rest of the way.