Mr. Zeldin, a U.S. Congressman from Long Island, was campaigning in Perinton when a man climbed a small stage and attempted to stab him. The assailant said “you’re done” as he attacked. Mr. Zeldin managed to parry the attempt and wasn’t harmed, and members of the audience subdued and disarmed the man, who was identified as 43-year-old David Jakubonis of Fairport.
A man who attacked a candidate for Governor is released without bail in New York.
The rise of political violence on the American right and left is a troubling trend, and the latest attack came on Thursday evening against Republican candidate for Governor Lee Zeldin in New York. Incredibly, the assailant was released immediately after his arrest without having to post a bond.
