{"id":2599423,"date":"2026-05-06T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frederick-douglass-bridge-protester-climbs-down-after-five-days-in-the-sky\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:37:31","slug":"frederick-douglass-bridge-protester-climbs-down-after-five-days-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frederick-douglass-bridge-protester-climbs-down-after-five-days-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederick Douglass bridge protester climbs down after five days in the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrederick-douglass-bridge-protester-climbs-down-after-five-days-in-the-sky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599423&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>an anti-Trump protester,Guido Reichstadter,climbed down from the 170-foot Frederick Douglass memorial Bridge in washington,D.C.,after staying on top for five days. He had scaled the bridge to protest the Iran war,President Donald Trump,and artificial intelligence,documenting his action on social media. By Tuesday night, he said he would come down after his water supply ran out, adding that he expected to go to jail.Police monitored the situation for the five days and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9m-small-businesses-fear-closing-for-good\/\" title=\"9M small businesses fear closing for good\">temporarily closed<\/a> the bridge for about 30 minutes while removing him; authorities had been using negotiations to persuade him to descend. He was reportedly part of a previous similar stunt in June 2022 after *Roe v. Wade* was overturned, and his message ending this protest urged people to \u201cEnd the Wars! Stop AI! Free DC!\u201d The Metropolitan Police Department indicated a \u201cbarricade situation\u201d was present during earlier negotiations, and no further updates were provided by either <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police<\/a> or reichstadter as of Wednesday morning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The anti-Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protesters\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11455\">protester<\/a> who stayed on top of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a> for five days climbed down from the 170-foot arch Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Guido Reichstadter, an activist from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a>, scaled the structure on Friday to protest the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">artificial intelligence<\/a>. 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Wade<\/em>. That protest lasted 28 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that this action has offered something to motivate and inspire you, and that it can serve as fuel for greater commitment and action in the cause of peace and in the fight for our future,\u201d the protester said Tuesday. He ended the message with a call to action: \u201cEnd the Wars! Stop AI! Free DC!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-hurricane-ian-damage-to-floridas-gulf-coast-a-character-altering-event\/\" title=\"Marco Rubio: Hurricane Ian Damage To Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast A \u2018Character-Altering Event\u2019\">entire bridge<\/a> was closed for about 30 minutes on Wednesday as authorities were getting Reichstadter down to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The MPD has been monitoring the situation since Reichstadter climbed onto the bridge, which spans the Anacostia River.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4553363\/guido-reichstadter-protest-frederick-douglass-bridge-come-down-soon\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4553363\/guido-reichstadter-protest-frederick-douglass-bridge-come-down-soon\/\">PROTESTER WHO HAS BEEN ON FREDERICK DOUGLASS BRIDGE FOR FOUR DAYS TO COME DOWN \u2018SOON\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceDept\/status\/2051802077030924390\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceDept\/status\/2051802077030924390\">Tuesday evening update<\/a>, MPD personnel said the \u201cbarricade situation\u201d blocking some traffic on the bridge remained in place while negotiators tried to reason with Reichstadter to come down. Despite the blockage, all lanes of the bridge were open to vehicle traffic during this time, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, neither the MPD nor Reichstadter provided follow-up messages on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-Trump activist Guido Reichstadter climbed down the bridge after five days, ending his protest against war, Trump, and AI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2599424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26125815803047.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[70482,41886,79203,4542,35975],"class_list":["post-2599423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-disobedience","tag-climate-justice","tag-frederick-douglass-bridge","tag-protest","tag-public-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26125815803047.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599423"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599427,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599423\/revisions\/2599427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}