‘Defies our fundamental democratic values’: Biden condemns attack on Lee Zeldin

Published July 22, 2022 12:00am ET



President Joe Biden has denounced the attack on Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) after a man wearing spiked brass knuckles lunged at the gubernatorial nominee during a campaign event in northwest New York.

“I condemn the attack on Congressman Zeldin in the strongest terms,” Biden wrote Friday of the Thursday incident. “As I’ve said before, violence has absolutely no place in our society or our politics.”

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