Virginia Man Climbs Trump Tower with Suction Cups

A man who identified himself only as “Steve from Virginia” climbed Trump Tower Wednesday afternoon in New York City with suction cups and a harness.

“Steve” was climbing for more than two hours but was apprehended by police around 6:30 p.m.

“The climber has a backpack and appears to be using ropes and a harness to fasten himself to the side of the 58-story Manhattan skyscraper,” according to USA Today. “Officers are lowering themselves toward him using a window washer’s platform.”

Fox News reported he is from Virginia, citing NBC 4.

UPDATE — The man climbing Trump Tower told the NYPD his name is "Steve from Virginia & he wants #DonaldTrump to see him"

— Mona Salama (@MonaSalama_) August 10, 2016

Pictures and videos of the climb caught fire on social media:

This is the scene as a man tries to scale #Trump Tower in NYC with suction cups. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/28dGsO1UaZ pic.twitter.com/sbKs5NKWdu

— ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) August 10, 2016

Some guy is climbing up Trump Tower with suction cups. pic.twitter.com/0DFpJqfB2B

— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) August 10, 2016

https://vine.co/v/5bHx7P6qnwH

#BREAKING: Police pull in Trump Tower climber into building https://t.co/QXHjmXHAz0 #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/NlUQfj7hcP

— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) August 10, 2016

A local news network reported that a video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday shows a man named “Steve” delivering a message to Donald Trump and who ever watches his climb.
The one-minute video ends with a call to vote for Trump. However, it is not confirmed the man in the video is in fact the climber apprehended on Wednesday.

Trump is on the campaign trail Wednesday, spending the afternoon in Virginia and holding an evening rally in Florida. He sent a Tweet about the incident: