Rudy Giuliani slapped by a store worker while campaigning for son Andrew’s bid for New York governor

RUDY Giuliani has been attacked by a grocery store worker while campaigning for his son Andrew, police say.

The 78-year-old former New York City mayor was physically confronted by the worker in Staten Island while speaking to an eyewitness.

"All of a sudden, I feel this, 'Bam!' on my back," Giuliani said after the incident.

"I just about fell down, but I didn't.

"I feel this tremendous pain in my back, and I'm thinking, what the - I didn't even know what it was.

"All of a sudden, I hear this guy say, 'You're a f*****g scumbag,' then he moves away so nobody can grab him.

"And he says, 'You, you're one of the people that's gonna kill women. You're gonna kill women," Giuliani said after the event, according to the .

"'You guys think you're saving babies, but you're gonna kill women,'" the former mayor said, quoting his attacker.

It comes just days after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling Roe v Wade.

The former Mayor's son Andrew, who is running for New York governor, said that he blamed the "left-wing" for "encouraging violence."

"This is crazy," Andrew said.

"It's a sad day when New Yorkers' greatest crime fighter, 'America's Mayor,' is attacked."

A bystander was speaking with Giuliani at the time of the event.

"I was stunned," said eyewitness Rita Rugova-Johnson.