For some reason, on Wednesday afternoon a man is attempting to climb Trump Tower in Manhattan using suction cups. Here’s live video, if they haven’t stopped him yet.
Dozens of police are on scene, and they’ve put down a mat in case he falls. And apparently, he has some kind of point.
A video entitled “Message to Mr. Trump (why I climbed your tower)” was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday by a man who said he was seeking a meeting with Donald Trump. BuzzFeed News could not immediately confirm if the man in the video was the Trump Tower climber.
“I am an independent researcher seeking a private audience with you to discuss an important matter. I guarantee that it is in your interest to honor this request,” the man in the video says.
“The reason I climbed your tower was to get your attention. If I had sought this via conventional means I would be much less likely to have success because you are a busy man with many responsibilities,” he says.
The man then says he will send his personal information to the Trump campaign, and urges people to vote for the Republican nominee in the US presidential election.
That’s all well and good, but I think we know the real reason for the climb:
Must be a very rare Pokemon up there https://t.co/AOpHqQtD6G
— PARA$ (@tripathyp_) August 10, 2016
UPDATE: They got him:
Trump Tower climber was nabbed after dodging cops for hours https://t.co/sIRCkJxy8N pic.twitter.com/bNp0AgAARc
— New York Post (@nypost) August 10, 2016
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