Out of an abundance of caution, NYPD Bomb Squad is responding to a suspicious package in the lobby of Trump Tower. Trump Tower cleared over suspicious package. It’s nto yet clear if the package was found at a security checkpoint or abandoned in the building. Police cleared the area around US President-elect Donald Trumps business headquarters in mid-town Manhattan, New York on Dec 27 night after a suspicious package was found at the lobby. NYPD and the Secret Service have been protecting the building, including screening visitors to the building. Trump Tower has been the scene of a major security presence ever since the presidential election.
Pool report: "…numerous NYPD and FDNY units are responding to Trump Tower." However, one user on Twitter posted a video reportedly of the lobby being evacuated, with people being shouted out to leave. Suspicious package turned out to be a bag of toys Reid Nakamura Decem 4:55 PM Trump Tower was partially evacuated in a potential bomb scare on Tuesday afternoon. President-Elect Trump is at his estate in Florida, so the evacuation is not directly related to a threat on him.
NYPD is apparently responding to the area, and some reports are suggesting that it’s due to a “suspicious package,” although that has not been confirmed. NEW YORK The lobby of Trump Tower has been cleared so police could investigate a so-called suspicious package that turned out to be an unattended backpack containing children’s toys. Trump, who is spending the holidays at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. “The voters wanted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”Īt 5:45 p.m., Trump’s incoming press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted they were back to work at Trump Tower after the false alarm and thanked the NYPD.According to reports on social media and Presidential pool reporters, Trump Tower at 56th and 5th in Manhattan has been evacuated. Trump Tower, the site of President-elect Donald Trump’s home, business and transition offices in New York City, was partially evacuated Tuesday after the discovery of a suspicious package that police later said did not pose a threat. President-elect Donald Trump lives in the tower and has his offices there, though he is presently at his Mar-a-Lago.
“President Obama campaigned hard (and personally) in the very important swing states, and lost,” tweeted Trump. The bomb squad checked out the package and gave an 'all clear' just after 5 p.m. Police are pushing tourists and reporters alike down the block, away from Trump Tower, which was just evacuated /Cn7YUsp7EtĪs the situation was unfolding, Trump took to Twitter to again respond to President Barack Obama’s claim that he would have won the 2016 election if he had been elligible to run. Trump Tower, home to President-elect Donald Trump, is being evacuated and numerous NYPD and FDNY units. Several tourists visiting Trump Tower said they weren’t concerned about security, citing the visible presence of NYPD and private security guards and other safety measures and saying suspicious. Deemed to be an unattended bag and safe,' police tweeted. They just made everybody clear Trump Tower…. Trump Tower evacuated over suspicious package. 'Suspicious package at Trump Tower has been examined by NYPD Bomb Squad. After personnel at Trump Tower found what they believed to be a suspicious abandoned package they called the NYPD and FDNY who responded to the scene. The whole block is being evacuated at the moment Trump Tower had to be partially evacuated this afternoon as the NYPD and fire department were calling in to investigate a suspicious package. The amount of security Trump Tower has is insane. The president-elect, who lives in the tower, is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for the /A0wAeibTFo News of the evacuation first surfaced on Twitter when witnesses took to the social media platform to say they were being told to leave the building. One witness said security was descending on the building and that it was being evacuated. Another posted a video showing people running out of the lobby as a guard yelled at them to exit. Police later said the bag in question was a backpack containing children’s toys. Spokesman Stephen Davis said it was found near the entrance to a Nike Town store in the building.
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