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Anti-Masker Threatens Employee At Long Island Supermarket: WATCH

A video shows a shopper, reportedly asked to put on a mask, threaten a worker and call the policy communist.

MASSAPEQUA, NY — An anti-masker's tirade against a Massapequa supermarket employee was caught on video and going viral on social media Monday.

The confrontation reportedly occurred at the Massapequa King Kullen. The video was posted on Saturday, but it's unclear if that is the day the incident occurred.

In the video, a woman without a mask is shouting at an employee off-camera after she was asked to put on a mask. "We live in America," the woman says. "Don't give me this communist crap."

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Their argument escalates, and the woman hurls expletives, disparaging comments and a physical threat.

Here is the video. Warning: It contains strong language.

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