A day before the ascent, police said the climber posted a video on YouTube entitled, “Message to Mr Trump (why I climbed your tower)”.
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NYPD Assistant Chief William Aubrey said the man, who was not named by police, told officers the same thing after he was safely inside the building.
A man is scaling the all-glass facade of Trump Tower in New York City using suction cups.
A little more research might have revealed that Trump was in fact more than 800 kilometres away in the state of Virginia at the time.
The climber started from a 5th floor terrace accessible to the public and got as far as the 21st floor of the 68-storey building.
They also put an inflatable landing pad on East 56th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues.
The man reached the 21st story of the 58-story tower on Fifth Avenue which is headquarters for the election campaign of Donald Trump, the US Republican presidential nominee.
The man began his ascend around 4 p.m. local time on the south side of the 58-story building which is the headquarters of the USA presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Trump, who was on his presidential campaign tour in Virginia, wasn’t there to see the spectacle.
As the man, who wore a backpack, climbed the tower’s glass exterior police removed large window panels above him and several officers, some wearing helmets, stood at the windows.
Police officers smashed windows and broke through a ventilation duct in an attempt to block his progress.
“At no time did he express that he wanted to hurt anybody”, he added. “I am an independent researcher seeking a private audience with you to discuss an important matter”.
“This man performed a ridiculous and unsafe stunt”, said Michael Cohen, executive vice-president of the Trump Organization.
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Later Wednesday evening, Trump tweeted “Great job today by the NYPD in protecting the people and saving the climber”. Using industrial-grade suction cups that can be bought online, as well as a harness and simple rope, he was able to maneuver himself into positions that were not easily reachable by officers keeping watch on him.
