The 58-story tower on Fifth Avenue is headquarters for the election campaign of Donald Trump, the U.S. Republican presidential nominee. In a video that was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, a man discusses climbing the tower in a message addressed to Trump. He referred to himself as an "independent researcher" seeking a private meeting with Trump to discuss an unspecified matter. "The reason I climbed your tower was to get your attention," he said in the video and then encouraged people to vote for Trump. As the man, who wore a backpack, climbed the tower's glass exterior police removed large window panels above him and several officers, some wearing helmets, stood at the windows.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2016 22:52 UTC