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During the fourth day of protests across the country, documentarian and amateur prognosticator Michael Moore decided to hit the streets again and join the people outside of Trump Tower. Then he decided to do something more than just stand outside, entering Trump Tower in order to speak to the president-elect himself. It went surprisingly better than you’d think, with some conflicting reports on the contents of the note.
Moore filmed his entrance into the tower and uploaded it to Facebook Live, although several reporters were right behind to cover anything that happened according to The Washington Post:
As Moore filmed, he rode the escalator up one flight to a mezzanine as others in the building recognized and called out to him. He continued riding the escalators until he reached the fourth floor, where Secret Service agents told him he could not go higher. They rejected his request to take an elevator.According to the pool report, Moore went back down the escalators and told the doorman guarding the lobby elevators he wanted to see Trump. He ended up leaving him a note — “Mr. Trump. I’m here. I want to talk to you,” — after the doorman said he could not go upstairs, the report said.
The surprisng part is that Moore actually managed to enter the building, but it would seem that the note said something different from Moore’s perspective:
I'm in the middle of thousands -tens of thousands?- of American voters outside Trump Tower demanding he step aside. He got the least votes.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 12, 2016
I was able to get into Trump Tower & deliver him a message: "You lost. Step aside." SS took the note I wrote up & went 2 give it to him.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 12, 2016
While he didn’t get to meet Trump, the fact that he wasn’t immediately tackled and taken to a dark room is a success. I’m not sure if there’s a result from this video, but Moore was followed by Brexit supporter Nigel Farage. Unlike Moore, he was allowed up.
You can check out the full Facebook Live broadcast below to get a feel for the people on the street and what it feels like to enter the lobby of Trump tower.
(Via The Washington Post)