Rudy Giuliani was attacked by a worker and called a ‘scumbag’ while campaigning for his son at a Staten Island supermarket on Sunday afternoon.
The 39-year-old store employee was on shift at the time of the attack which saw the former New York City Mayor slapped on the back of the head, almost shoving him to the ground.
The assailant was taken into custody while at the store. The suspect’s name has not been made public.
Giuliani recounted the incident on WABC Radio later on Sunday evening in which he said he could have been killed.
‘I come out of the men’s room and a group of people are around me, hugging me and kissing. All the sudden, I feel a shot on my back. Like somebody shot me!,’ he began.
‘I went forward but luckily I didn’t fall down. Lucky I’m a 78-year-old who’s in pretty good shape, cause if I wasn’t, I’d have hit the ground and probably cracked my skull and then I look around and the guy says words I can’t repeat. ‘You f***in’ whatever!’
‘He moves away yelling and…
