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India Today
24-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Watch: Climate protester spray-paints presidential insignia at Trump Tower
A climate activist was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after spray-painting 'U.S.A.' across a presidential-style seal inside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. The tower was temporarily protest, part of Extinction Rebellion's Earth Day campaign, targeted what activists described as symbols of political inaction on climate change. According to reports, a protester from the Extinction Rebellion strode into Trump Tower on 5th Avenue and spray-painted the letters in green over the circular 45 sign in the lobby filled with tourists. The perpetrator then crouched and held a cloth sign reading 'game over.'Trump Tower placard DEFACED with Chalk Spray Paint by Climate Activists in NYC. MRS WILKES PATTERN RECOGNITION LAB (@ItsMrsWilkes) April 23, 2025advertisementMembers of the Secret Service at Trump Tower immediately detained the protester. 'The US Secret Service is aware of an incident involving a person spray painting graffiti inside the public lobby of Trump Tower in New York City,' said James Byrne, a US Secret Service spokesperson. 'There are no disruptions to protective operations. We thank the NYPD for their immediate response and unwavering partnership.' 'I did this because I am an American,' the protester later told Newsweek. 'It is my duty to stand up for my country—and my Earth—when a government becomes destructive of our right to life.'The dramatic act was one of several coordinated protests staged by Extinction Rebellion this week, including disruptions at Wall Street's Charging Bull statue and a Tesla showroom in Manhattan. Activists say they are drawing attention to corporate influence on environmental policy and the growing climate the Tesla site, messages spray-painted on the building criticised CEO Elon Musk and referenced what the group called the 'Department of Government Efficiency,' a jab at privatised climate regulation and deregulatory Tower has been the scene, over the years, of protests, bomb scares and the occasional stunt. A person tried to scale the building in 2016 and got to the 21st floor before officers dragged him READ: India will reduce tariffs, says Donald Trump amid ongoing trade talksMust Watch
Newsweek
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Protester Speaks Out After Trump Tower Demonstration Ends in Arrest
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A protester has been arrested at Trump Tower in New York City after spray painting over the presidential seal. The climate change activist, who has not been named, told Newsweek, "I did this because I am an American. It is my duty to stand up for my country, and my Earth, when a government becomes destructive of our right to life." The Context Extinction Rebellion is an international environmental activist movement that employs nonviolent civil disobedience to disrupt normal life, aiming to pressure governments into taking action on climate change. On Earth Day on Tuesday, members staged several high-profile protests, including one at Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull statue. They also targeted a Tesla showroom in Manhattan, despite the Trump administration's crackdown on protests of the electric car maker, writing messages in spray paint in opposition to CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. However, critics have accused the group of alienating the public through their controversial and often headline-grabbing stunts. This is the moment a protester at Trump Tower was arrested after painting over the presidential seal. This is the moment a protester at Trump Tower was arrested after painting over the presidential seal. Extinction Rebellion NYC What to Know The activist, with Extinction Rebellion, was seen at Trump Tower spray-painting "USA" over the presidential seal inside. Footage of the protest showed him kneeling in front of the defaced presidential seal, while wearing a t-shirt with the words "Join, or Die." Moments later he was arrested by multiple Secret Service agents. Reporters at the scene say that the Tower in Manhattan was temporarily shut down as authorities responded to the protest. Extinction Rebellion have criticized the Trump administration for rolling back climate protections and cancelling environmental grants approved by the Biden Administration. "Donald Trump and the regime of private interests he works for—who donate equally to each party—are destructive of your inalienable right to life," the Trump Tower protester told Newsweek. What People Are Saying Extinction Rebellion told Newsweek, "The protester wore a t-shirt with the words "Join, or Die"—a phrase rooted in the legacy of our nation's founders, who understood that unity was essential in the face of tyranny. They recognized the need to stand together and had the courage to rebel rather than watch their freedom perish. It was a call to resist a government marked by chaos and cruelty, and to begin building alternative structures capable of repairing the damage being done to the country." The protester said, in a statement sent to Newsweek, "All American political parties are equally complicit in inaction which has brought us to this point. Switching to blue is not the solve. Kamala Harris' climate platform was fracked gas, much deadlier than regular." What Happens Next The New York Police Department told Newsweek that there was an ongoing investigation into the protest and details about any potential charges may be released shortly.
New York Post
23-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Climate protester arrested after spray painting over presidential insignia at Trump Tower
A climate protester was busted after he spray painted the words 'USA' over a presidential insignia inside Trump Tower Wednesday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources and video from the scene. The man sprayed the bright green paint over the plaque inside the Midtown landmark before kneeling on the ground in front of it and closing his eyes, according to footage posted on X. Moments after a small crowd gathered — some snapping photos of the demonstrator — a security officer approached, and the man unfurled a small banner bearing the words, 'GAME OVER' with the symbol for the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion. The suspect was carted away in handcuffs. FNTV He was carted away by officers wearing dark-colored suits as he declared, 'This is your country. This is our country. This is our planet. …You cannot ruin it without comment. They are ruining the planet for profit.' The brazen display comes a day after the same activist group spray-painted the Wall Street Charging Bull — before wiping away their graffiti as cops looked on. They later sprayed graffiti on the windows of Tesla's Meatpacking District showroom — which landed two of them in cuffs, authorities said. Two more demonstrators wound up in custody Tuesday night when they allegedly disrupted a performance of 'Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux'at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, according to cops and the New York City Ballet. 'It is Earth Day and we are in climate emergency!' one protester yelled during the performance, before being escorted out to cheers and jeers. 'Our country has become a Fascist regime and we are enjoying this beauty?' The Trump Tower protester was previously nabbed for criminal trespass at Columbia University, law enforcement sources said.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Earth Day activists deface Wall Street Charging Bull, then clean it up
NEW YORK — Earth Day environmental activists defaced Lower Manhattan's iconic Charging Bull statue Tuesday, then rushed to clean it up before cops arrived, officials said. Videos on social media and photographs from the scene show a handful of Extinction Rebellion activists spray-painting 'Greed=Death' onto the flank of the life-size Arturo Di Modica sculpture on Broadway near Morris Street in the Financial District. They also sprayed green paint on the bull's head and hung stockings filled with debris from the statue's rear, making it appear that the bull was defecating on a cutout of Earth. Activists waved Extinction Rebellion flags and held up signs reading 'No profits on a dead planet' before they began cleaning up their political statement as police arrived. Photos show at least one cop removing an activist who was sitting on the bull's neck as protesters began wiping off the green paint. When more cops arrived, the Bull had been completely cleaned off. No arrests were immediately made, an NYPD spokesman said Tuesday. The 7,100-pound bull, meant to symbolize Wall Street's strength, was installed in 1989 and has for decades been targeted by activists against putting profits over people. In September 2019, Dallas resident Tevon Varlack went wild on the statue, bashing the bronze beast so hard he damaged one of its horns, cops said. 'F--- Donald Trump,' Varlack, 42, screeched over and over during the beatdown, witnesses told police. _____
Bloomberg
22-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Wall Street Veteran Kelly Loeffler Guts DEI for Trump
By Not long ago, Kelly Loeffler was the public face of Wall Street. By 2018, she was earning $1 million a year as chief communications and marketing officer at the New York Stock Exchange's parent company, which had joined the rest of corporate America in promoting diversity. That year NYSE named its first female president in two centuries; the following, it started recruiting women and minorities to serve on listed companies' boards. In the financial district, State Street Corp. had installed a bronze statue called Fearless Girl, standing as a defiant foil to Charging Bull. Things look different now—for Wall Street, and for Loeffler, who's shifted her focus to Main Street.
