A naked man took Times Square entertainment to new heights Thursday morning, ascending bleachers in the center of the square and climbing onto the awning of a ticket booth.
Screaming, “Donald Trump, where are you!” the man performed on top of the TKTS booth, dancing and jumping around erratically for nearly an hour. According to reports, he shouted out the names of fashion photographers and his mom in addition to repeatedly demanding a meeting with the Republican nominee.
Members of the New York Police Department blocked off traffic in the area as they attempted to get him down from the 15-foot-high ledge. In the stream of the incident on Periscope, the man can be seen doing the worm, jumping, and taunting the police, who he repeatedly blew kisses.
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The hostage negotiation team was called to the scene and a cushion was placed below the awning to catch him, but according to Fox News he leapt or fell off and missed it, hitting the ground below. He was treated by paramedics in Times Square and taken for treatment and psychiatric evaluation to Bellevue Hospital.
