Thursday, March 28, 2024

Black Woman Who Climbed Statue of Liberty is Immigrant from DR Congo

*Therese Patricia Okoumou, the activist who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, said after her arraignment Thursday that she was inspired by Michelle Obama’s famous quote.

The 44-year-old is a legal immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and she climbed the statue to protest the separation of families at the Mexican border. She’s also a member of the anti-Trump “Rise and Resist” group that is reportedly partially funded by Hillary Clinton’s foundation and globalist George Soros.

“Michelle Obama — our beloved First Lady that I care so much about — said, ‘When they go low, we go high,’ and I went as high as I could,” Okoumou said Thursday outside the Manhattan federal courthouse.

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Rise and Resist previously announced a planned protest on the 4th of July. But the group initially denied Okoumou was a member — saying she had “no connection” to their protest. But when she initiated hero-mode on July 4 in NYC, they changed their tune.

“She’s been an active member for about four and five months,” activist Jay Walker told the NY Post.

“She didn’t tell any of us about this plan. We were all really shocked,” Walker said.

Okoumou was arrested Wednesday after a three-hour standoff that began when someone noticed her waving a T-shirt with the words “Trump Care Makes Us Sick” from her perch. She was charged with trespassing, interfering in an agency function and disorderly conduct. At her arraignment, the courtroom erupted in thunderous applause after she pleaded not guilty to the charges.

“We love you!” a supporter shouted during the hearing.

Jamie Bauer, 59, a Rise and Resist activist, was also detained after protesting with Okoumou.

“I was like, ‘Whoa!’ because you know, we went up with her and we knew she was just climbing with her sneakers and her hands, and that’s quite a feat — to be able to do,” Bauer said. “She’s a very passionate person, as activists by nature tend to be.”

Okoumou thanked the national park police for their courtesy and professionalism, but not the cops who saved her.

“I think the NYPD can learn something or two from them,” she said.

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