Man Armed With Knives Attempts To Reach Ivanka In Trump Tower

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner arrive for the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Thursday, July 6, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. ... Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner arrive for the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Thursday, July 6, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) MORE LESS
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A middle-aged Bronx man, armed with throwing knives and a bullet proof vest, was arrested outside of Trump Tower in New York after claiming he went there to try to find first daughter Ivanka Trump.

Police said the man, Adames Benitez, was stopped outside the building in Manhattan Thursday evening. Benitez claimed he was a U.S. senator, that he owned the building and that he was trying to reach the first lady, according to a report from New York Daily News.

In addition to the knives and the vest, he had a fake ID and a weighted sock on him. Police said Benitez was emotionally disturbed and he was brought to a hospital for treatment.

He was charged for the fake ID and for criminal possession of a weapon. Trump was not at her apartment at the time of the incident, as she is currently in Hamburg, Germany at the G20 Summit.

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  1. Avatar for jep07 jep07 says:

    … but was he carrying a false flag?

  2. Please, if you have a family member who’s unstable, limit that person’s TV watching and monitor him or her for signs of obsessive thinking.

  3. Was he trying to reach Ivanka or the First Lady, Melania? I know sometimes people are confused about their roles, but the story is a little unclear. Perhaps the mentally unstable guy was a bit confused, too.

  4. One can tell that this man is almost as delusional as Donald Trump himself, since anyone with half a brain knows that not even a Ginzu steak knife can penetrate all of the silicone in Ivankadonk’s body.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Maybe he should have tried the nearest German embassy?

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