{"id":238490,"date":"2016-08-11T18:55:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=238490"},"modified":"2016-08-11T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T18:55:58","slug":"new-york-police-arrest-man-trying-to-climb-trump-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/new-york-police-arrest-man-trying-to-climb-trump-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"New York police arrest man trying to climb Trump Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups.<\/p>\n<p>Workers removed windows from the glass-faced, 58-storey skyscraper to prevent him from going higher.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers eventually grabbed the man as he reached the 21st floor and pulled him inside the building.<\/p>\n<p>The building is the headquarters of the US presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He also lives in the building but was not in New York.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238493 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/90746515_949e2f27-a7f4-44f6-8199-b825e66fc7b1.jpg\" alt=\"_90746515_949e2f27-a7f4-44f6-8199-b825e66fc7b1\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Police described the climber as a 20-year-old man from Virginia who wanted to meet Mr Trump. Police said they did not believe the man intended to harm anyone.<\/p>\n<p>In a YouTube video posted earlier this week he described himself as an &#8220;independent researcher&#8221; and needed to deliver an &#8220;important message&#8221; to Mr Trump.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238492 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/90746513_3cc70529-5adf-4044-bd5b-6ebec756e804.jpg\" alt=\"_90746513_3cc70529-5adf-4044-bd5b-6ebec756e804\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be psychologically evaluated, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Large crowds gathered outside the building along Fifth Avenue as the incident unfolded over several hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238491 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/90745410_abe5cafe-f1df-412b-b2c7-32a3413e6f48.jpg\" alt=\"_90745410_abe5cafe-f1df-412b-b2c7-32a3413e6f48\" width=\"624\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This man performed a ridiculous and dangerous stunt,&#8221; said Michael Cohen, executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. &#8220;I&#8217;m 100% certain the NYPD had better things to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups. 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