{"id":1728359,"date":"2022-11-07T12:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1728359"},"modified":"2022-11-07T13:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:18:16","slug":"female-protester-attacked-at-rally-for-ny-gov-hochul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-protester-attacked-at-rally-for-ny-gov-hochul\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Protester Attacked at Rally for NY Gov. Hochul"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffemale-protester-attacked-at-rally-for-ny-gov-hochul%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1728359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A supporter of the Republican challenging New York\u2019s governor was attacked at a rally for the governor, video footage shows.<\/p>\n<p>The female supporter of Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-lee-zeldin\">Lee Zeldin<\/a> (R-N.Y.) was physically accosted, held by a Democrat member of the New York City Council, and choked by a male, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ViralNewsNYC\/status\/1589011987652313090\">the footage shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place as Zeldin supporters protested at a Nov. 5 rally for Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-kathy-hochul\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> in the borough of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>An independent photographer who runs the Viral News NY account,\u00a0Leeroy Johnson, captured and shared the video on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The short clip showed the woman being held by a man and Councilwoman Crystal Hudson, a Democrat. When the woman tries to free herself, the man choked her, the footage shows.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, the woman broke free and shoved Hudson, while the man was confronted by others nearby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was here, holding my sign, a peaceful protest against Gov. Hochul, and a woman\u2014a very large heavyset woman, I\u2019m assuming, you know, might have been a man\u2014came and took my sign. As I was trying to retrieve my sign, another man came and choked me and there was two other people coming in and trying to prevent me from retrieving my sign,\u201d the woman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ViralNewsNYC\/status\/1589020652291653632\">told Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sign said \u201cvote them out\u201d with pictures of Hochul and other Democrats who are on the ballot in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breakingnews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breakingnews<\/a> <br \/>A fight breaks out during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> rally in NYC between Hochul supporters and Zeldin supporters <br \/>For licensing email viralnewsnyc@gmail.com <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEWS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPzI4nDi43\">pic.twitter.com\/TPzI4nDi43<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Viral News NY (@ViralNewsNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ViralNewsNYC\/status\/1589011987652313090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was very shocked and upset that I couldn\u2019t express my opinions openly without violence. Crime and violence is a big issue in our city,\u201d the woman,\u00a0Angelica Torres, later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/new-york-governor-lee-zeldin-supporter-attacked-rally-gov-kathy-hochul-video-shows\">told Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Torres said she sought medical treatment. She also said she reported the matter to the police.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Police Department said officers responded on Saturday around 4:55 p.m. to a 911 call of harassment in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival officers were informed by a 33-year-old female victim an unidentified female pushed her after a verbal dispute (unknown). A male on scene stepped in between the two individuals and attempted to stop the dispute,\u201d a police spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. \u201cEMS responded and the victim refused medical attention on scene. There are no arrests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson took to Twitter after the incident, describing the protesters as \u201cfar-right hecklers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to break up a tussle &#038; got shoved in the process. I\u2019m totally fine &#038; appreciate everyone\u2019s concern,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin has run on a platform that includes ramping up law enforcement as New York deals with a spike in crime.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, who assumed her post after the resignation of Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has said that Republicans are promoting \u201cthis conspiracy going all across America trying to convince people in Democratic states that they\u2019re not as safe\u201d but later said that \u201cthere is a crime issue\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ve been working on this throughout my entire time as governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-zachary-stieber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_ZacharyStieber-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Stieber\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zachary Stieber covers U.S. and world news for The Epoch Times. He is based in Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A supporter of the Republican challenging New York\u2019s governor was attacked at a rally for the governor, video footage shows.The female supporter of Rep. 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