Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was attacked by a mob of anti-Trump activists on Sunday, during a pro-Trump rally in Manhattan.
According to reports, members of the far-left Antifa movement gathered at the corner of 5th Avenue and 59th Street to protest the "Jews for Trump" caravan passing through the city.
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Videos posted on social media show Antifa protesters hurling epithets at the caravan, with some directing their vitriol at the former mayor. "F*** you, Rudy," one man screamed.
BREAKING IN MANHATTAN. Anti-Trump protesters rip flags off vehicles part of the #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy. Throw red paint on vehicles, punch Trump supporters. @realDonaldTrump @TrumpWarRoom pic.twitter.com/qbCeMKWWl9
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020
Other protesters were seen throwing eggs at the caravan, including Giuliani's vehicle, while one person was filmed ripping off a pro-police "Back the Blue" flag from one of the vehicles in the caravan.
Far-left demonstrators were also filmed accosing Trump supporters in Times Square, where they splashed paint on vehicles from the caravan, while fistfights broke out between the two sides.
Some one thousand vehicles organized by the "Jews for Trump" movement set out from Monsey, Flatbush, Boro Park, and Manhattan Sunday, driving through the city for a rally in Marine Park.
Attacks on the convoy were reported in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
In one incident, a woman sprayed pepper spray on a Jewish family driving with the convoy. New York Police officers arrested seven suspects.
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