Man threatens to jump from Trump Tower Chicago ‘unless he is allowed to speak with President Trump’ – reports
A man has scaled the Trump Tower in Chicago, allegedly demanding to speak with the president and threatening to cut his rope and jump if not allowed to "get his message out."
Multiple videos and photos shared on social media showed the man dangling on a rope around 16th floor of the 98-story Trump Tower in Chicago on Sunday night.
Situation at the Chicago Trump tower. Man dangling on rope off balcony. Unknown intentions. Police/Fire rescue on scene.
— Evelio Cuba (@ecuba101) October 18, 2020
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The man is said to be in his 20s and has been dangling from the balcony in a climbing harness since around 5:30pm, demanding “to speak to the president” and “to get his message to the media,” the Chicago Sun Times reports, citing Chicago Police spokesman Tom Ahern.
#Chicago
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) October 19, 2020
The man dangling from Trump Tower is reported to be an Asian-American male in his early-20s.
He is threatening to cut the rope if he does not get to speak with Donald Trump.
SWAT Negotiators are on scene now.
Large perimeter with several emergency crews standing by. https://t.co/ptaDt6bktQ
Multiple officers and firefighters are at the scene with a police negotiator trying to get the man down.
#Chicago
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) October 19, 2020
LIVESTREAM from across the street of Trump Tower in Chicago, where police SWAT Negotiators continue to speak with the young man dangling from a rope. He’s threatened to jump if he does not speak with President Trump.
Credit: Bret Miller (Youtube)https://t.co/ylW7LnFbAs https://t.co/kFBcDtjjPs pic.twitter.com/YlZTq0GUr1
Authorities have cordoned off the area as a crowd of onlookers gathered across the street.
Watch what happened at 8:30 in @JackPosobiec's broadcast: Man threatening to jump from Trump Tower Chicagohttps://t.co/Ry5y0UJmXi
— paulajeantx (@paulajeantx) October 19, 2020
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