NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters stormed Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday, demanding the release of Palestinian Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil.
The protesters chanted “Free Mahmoud! Free them all!” by the golden escalators inside the lobby of Trump Tower, President Donald Trump’s home base in Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue in Midtown.
Cops had begun placing protesters under arrest by 12:30 pm.
The group unfurled a banner reading “Jews say Free Mahmoud & Free Palestine” and “Fight Nazis Not Students.” Organizers said more…
