{"id":1931937,"date":"2023-05-16T14:56:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-with-baseball-bat-attacks-staffers-for-rep-connolly-at-his-office-transported-to-hospital-with-injuries\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T14:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:57:50","slug":"man-with-baseball-bat-attacks-staffers-for-rep-connolly-at-his-office-transported-to-hospital-with-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-with-baseball-bat-attacks-staffers-for-rep-connolly-at-his-office-transported-to-hospital-with-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Man wielding baseball bat attacks Rep. Connolly&#8217;s staffers at office, sent to hospital with injuries."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fman-with-baseball-bat-attacks-staffers-for-rep-connolly-at-his-office-transported-to-hospital-with-injuries%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=1931937&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--><h2>Breaking News: Congressman&#8217;s Staffers Attacked with Baseball Bat<\/h2>\n<p>Two staffers for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) were viciously attacked at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dem-reverses-course-on-big-labor-bill-after-union-pressure-campaign\/\" title=\"Oregon Dem Reverses Course on Big Labor Bill After Union Pressure Campaign\">district office<\/a> on Monday by a man wielding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-rioter-sentenced-to-5-years-for-assaulting-police-officer-attempted-arson-of-seattle-pd-precinct\/\" title=\"Antifa Rioter Sentenced to 5 Years for Assaulting Police Officer, Attempted Arson of Seattle PD Precinct\">metal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">baseball bat<\/a><\/a>. According to the representative, the attacker entered the office and asked for him before committing the violent act.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly, 73, expressed his concern for his injured staffers, a senior aide and an intern on her first day. The aide was struck in the head, and the intern was hit on the side. Both were transferred to the hospital with non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">-life threatening injuries<\/a>. Connolly praised first responders for their promptness.<\/p>\n<h3>Unconscionable and Devastating<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe thought that someone would take advantage of my staff\u2019s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,\u201d Connolly said. \u201cI have the best team in Congress. My District Office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) tweeted his support for the injured staffers and condemned the act of violence. \u201cIntimidation and violence \u2013 especially against public servants \u2013 has no place in our society,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Tuned for Updates<\/h3>\n<p>This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as they become available. Our thoughts are with the injured staffers and their families during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay tuned for more information<\/li>\n<li>Intimidation and violence have no place in our society<\/li>\n<li>Our thoughts are with the injured staffers and their families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Gerry Connolly&#8217;s (D-VA) staff were assaulted by a man wielding a metal baseball bat at his district office. 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