Trump administration official physically assaulted at UNGA by ‘deranged leftist,’ White House says

"A Trump administration official was physically assaulted by a ‘deranged leftist’ inside the United Nations Thursday afternoon during the gathering of the UN General Assembly, Fox News Digital has learned.

An official working in international relations for the Department of Health and Human Services was in New York City serving in a support role for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the department’s leadership team at UNGA.

‘An HHS official was followed into a bathroom, recorded, physically assaulted and verbally accosted by a deranged leftist at the UN who somehow entered the venue past multiple layers of security,’ White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital. ‘Thankfully, the official is safe, and the lunatic was arrested, but this is part of a disturbing and dangerous set of failures by the UN after their sabotage of President Trump ahead of and during his speech.’

Kelly told Fox News Digital that the U.S. Secret Service will investigate ‘how this violent protester was admitted into a major national security event.’

A source familiar told Fox News Digital that the individual has been charged with assault, aggravated harassment, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The individual was released from custody at 7:30 p.m. Friday night, the source said. The individual is expected in court next on Nov. 13.

‘The UN must answer why these highly concerning incidents continue to happen against the president and his staff,’ Kelly said.

‘We are outraged that a member of the U.S. delegation was physically assaulted inside of UN Headquarters the afternoon of September 25,’ a U.S. UN spokesperson told Fox News Digital. ‘This attack must be addressed swiftly, and consequences must be felt.’

The spokesperson told Fox News Digital that ‘the UN itself recognizes that it has lost its way.’ ‘Now, it has devolved into an arena where an American delegation member is harassed and assaulted,’ the spokesperson said. ‘If you can’t keep people safe in your own building, how can you claim to be the world’s diplomatic center?’

The spokesperson called the incident ‘unacceptable,’ and told Fox News Digital that the United Nations ‘will use every available resource to support the U.S. Secret Service into their investigation of this incident.’..."