Activist handcuffed by Secret Service after defacing presidential placard in Trump Tower

An apparent climate activist was handcuffed and detained by the Secret Service after a presidential placard was spray-painted in Trump Tower.

Wednesday's incident was caught on video by FreedomNews.TV.

In the video, a man could be seen painting the letters "USA" in green on a "45" presidential placard. After finishing the letters, the man sat down on the floor and waited for law enforcement to arrive.

The arresting agent was asked for his name and badge number, but claimed not to have a badge number.

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"This is your country!" the activist shouted as he was taken away in handcuffs. "This is our planet! This is our country! You cannot ruin it without comment! They are ruining the planet for profit!"

"We're going to close the building now," an agent announced.

Watch the video below or click here.