On Wednesday, a group of seven Greenpeace protestors scaled a giant crane at a construction site near the White House in Washington, DC, and hung an enormous "RESIST" banner from it, USA Today reports. The bright yellow, 70- by 35-foot banner is now hanging from the 270-foot crane, waving in the wind in view of Trump's new residence.
According to a statement from the environmental group, "The activists from around the country are still in place, calling for those who want to resist Trump's attacks on environmental, social, economic, and educational justice to contribute to a better America."
The stunt from Greenpeace comes just one day after Donald Trump signed two executive orders that could bring back the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, as well as a press gag order and grant freeze on staff members of the EPA and the Interior Department sent by the Trump administration.
Of course, the DC police department is pretty pissed about the whole thing. Wednesday morning, the DCPD released a statement on Twitter, calling the stunt "dangerous behavior."
As of about 1PM this afternoon, the activists were still hanging around up there and no arrests had been made. You can watch the whole ordeal via this livestream below.
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