Rudy Giuliani wants supermarket employee accused of slapping him on the back

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani wants the supermarket employee to be accused of slapping him on the back, as he campaigned for his son to be prosecuted, he said that if the suspect is released, it could encourage others to attack people with opposing political views.

Giuliani detailed the Sunday attack at a Staten Island supermarket during a Monday morning news conference on his Facebook page.

The adviser to former President Donald Trump said he stopped at ShopRite to campaign for his son Andrew, who is vying for the Republican nomination for governor of New York, and was talking to people when he felt the smack on his back.

Giuliani stumbled a step or two forward, but did not fall, he said.

The employee, Daniel Gill, 39, was charged with second-degree assault, according to the New York City Police Department.

Giuliani believes that Gill should be fired from his job and said, Darn right, I think he should be prosecuted. He said that he should be imprisoned to say to other people that it's over, doesn't happen. I believe that if you let Mr. Gill go, a lot of these crazy pro-choice people are going to attack people. Giuliani said he had yelled dirty curse words at him and accused him of being a lady killer, touching on the Friday Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a decision that eliminates the broadly supported constitutional right to abortion.

People attack people because they're pro-life but respectful of the position of other people. He said that there was a division of opinion in this country.

Giuliani said he still feels pain in his shoulder and will see a doctor later on Monday.

It was painful all night. He said it was a very, very heavy shot.

I'm in good shape for a 78 year old. Giuliani continued, saying he would have easily knocked me to the ground and killed me by my head getting hit.

He said he will continue to campaign in public despite the incident.

We don't do vigilante justice. I don't care if we're on the right, if we're on the left, if we're talking about Jan. 6 or yesterday, let's not participate in that. Before taking a political turn and urging listeners to vote New York leaders out of power, let's be peaceful, Giuliani said.

Andrew Giuliani said in a statement Saturday: Innocent people are attacked in today's New York all of the time. This particular incident was very close to home. The assault on my father, America's mayor, was a matter of politics. We will not be intimidated by leftist attacks. Giuliani did not require medical attention, police said.

In May, Giuliani, a lawyer and former federal prosecutor who challenged the results of the 2020 election, met with the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot for nine hours.