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Zeldin Spews Fear, Division at Port Jeff Rally

Sounding more like a made-made than a Congressman, Zeldin rants wildly about Reps. Waters and, Speaker Pelosi, Dems

UPDATE: Zeldin's team removed the video from Facebook after this post appeared.

Rep. Lee Zeldin has always supported Trump and his agenda. Unfortunately, now he’s adopted Trump’s violent, mob-boss rhetoric. He made a special trip to Port Jefferson to support Roger's Frigate, an ice cream store whose owner, George Willis, refused to remove a Trump banner that violated local ordinances. Instead, Zeldin used the rally to to fire up his base and stoke divisions and fear.

Here’s what ZELDIN said:

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“I told [Trump] to keep fighting... these DEMOCRATS are trying to take him down..they’re trying to TAKE HIM OUT..they will continue trying to TAKE HIM DOWN, they can’t help it…..those gavels that Nancy PELOSI and Adam SCHIFF get, they didn’t ask what can I do with this gavel to move our country forward...THEY ASKED WHO CAN I BEAT WITH THIS GAVEL TO GET A SCALP...I serve with Maxine WATERS...and SHE WANTS SCALPS...if she can’t get the PRESIDENT'S SCALP....’she wants the SECRETARY'S SCALP ...she wants a CEO’s SCALP and she doesn’t care which one it is.”


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