The daredevil climber who attempted to scale Trump Tower on Wednesday is a 20-year-old man who traveled to Manhattan from Virginia and staged his stunt in the hopes of winning a meeting with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, police said.
William Aubry, chief of Manhattan detectives at the NYPD, identified the man in a Wednesday evening press conference only by his first name, Steve. He said the man drove to New York on Tuesday and was staying in a local hotel. Aubry said police were studying a video he posted to YouTube to understand the climber’s motivation for making the risky vertical trek.
In the video, the climber describes himself as an “independent researcher” seeking to discuss an “important matter” with Trump.
“His sole intention was to meet with Mr. Trump,” Aubry said, adding that the man at no point posed a safety threat. He was taken to Bellevue hospital in Manhattan for a psychiatric evaluation, and it was not yet clear what charges he might face for his high-rise high jinks.
The 58-story tower houses Trump’s campaign headquarters, but the candidate was not inside during the climb. The Spider-Man-like escapade began around 4 p.m., as the candidate was holding a rally in Virginia.
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