Pro-Palestinian protesters accosted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside a cinema in Brooklyn. They demanded that she call Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza a “genocide.” One of the most prominent leftists in the Capitol, AOC has been critical of Israel for many years. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had just left the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Brooklyn with […]
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Video shows moment Rene Gonzalez claims he was ‘accosted’ on MAX train
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After Commissioner Rene Gonzalez claimed he was “accosted by a woman” on a MAX train in late January, new video shows what took place. The incident occurred two weeks after a family car caught fire outside Gonzalez’s Sellwood-Moreland home on Jan. 12. In the statement he released on Feb. 2, Gonzalez said he […]
A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation
HOLD FOR STORY UPDATE – In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, attacks U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as he delivered a speech while campaigning for governor as New York’s Republican candidate, in Perinton, N.Y., July 21, 2022. Jakubonis, who pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting […]
A Man Who Accosted Former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an Upstate NY Campaign Stop Receives 3 Years Probation
David Jakubonis approached the then-U.S. representative while carrying a keychain with two sharp points at a campaign rally near Rochester, New York in July 2022. The two men struggled, and Jakubonis pulled Zeldin down before being subdued, according to prosecutors. Jakubonis’ attorneys have said the U.S. Army veteran was drunk and was trying to get […]