Rudy Giuliani slapped by NY supermarket worker while campaigning for son [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Rudy Giuliani was slapped in the back inside a New York City supermarket on Sunday while campaigning for his son.
• Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani is running as a Republican candidate for governor of New York.
• Giuliani said the store employee was angry over the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was assaulted by an employee at a Staten Island, N.Y., supermarket on Sunday, according to authorities.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed Sunday that the former New York City mayor was slapped in the “mid-back” at a ShopRite while campaigning for his son Andrew Giuliani. The younger Giuliani is running for governor in the state.

“All of a sudden, I feel this, ‘Bam!’ on my back,” Giuliani told the New York Post. He added that he almost fell down from the attack.

“All of a sudden, I hear this guy say, ‘You’re a f—— scumbag,’ then he moves away so nobody can grab him,” he added.

The NYPD reported that the ShopRite worker was detained after the incident. The 39-year-old employee is facing a second-degree assault charge for assaulting a person over the age of 65 years old, according to The Post.

Andrew Giuliani’s campaign issued a statement regarding the incident, saying “Innocent people are attacked in today’s New York all of the time.”

“This particular incident hit very close to home. The assault on my father, America’s Mayor, was over politics. We will not be intimidated by left wing attacks. As governor I will stand up for law and order so that New Yorkers feel safe again.”

Giuliani was quoted by both the Post and The New York Times saying the attack appeared to be motivated by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion rights on Friday.

“The one thing he said that was political was ‘you’re going to kill women, you’re going to kill women,’” Giuliani told the Times, decrying politically motivated violence.

“This has to stop. This is getting ridiculous,” the former mayor added. “I’ve been in politics 50 years, I’ve never been attacked like this.”

Giuliani has been in the news lately due to the ongoing public hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Giuliani played a major role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Speaking under oath, former Trump White House aides testified that Giuliani was visibly drunk on the night of the election. Giuliani has denied the allegation.

Source: The Hill