Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he wants the supermarket employee accused of slapping him on the back as he campaigned for his son to be prosecuted, adding that if the suspect is released, it could encourage others to attack people with contrary 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 the ShopRite to campaign for 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. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. NBC News has reached out to Gill's family for comment.
Giuliani believes the suspect should be fired from his job and said, “Darn right, I think he should be prosecuted."
“This guy should be imprisoned to say to other people, '(It's) over, doesn’t happen,' " he said. "I believe you let Mr. Gill go, a lot more of these crazy pro-choice people are going to start attacking people."
A spokesperson for ShopRite on Monday told NBC News that Gill has been suspended pending termination.
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