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.
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— Evelio Cuba (@ecuba101) October 18, 2020
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.
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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
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) October 19, 2020
Multiple officers and firefighters are at the scene with a police negotiator trying to get the man down.
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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
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) October 19, 2020
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
It is unclear what kind of “message” the man was seeking to deliver. President Trump was in Nevada on Sunday, holding a re-election rally in Carson City at 4pm local time, as part of his busy campaign schedule ahead of the November 3 election day.
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