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# Two Women in Custody After Topless Protest at Donald Trump’s Polling Place

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## Video: Topless Protesters Removed From Polling Station Where Donald Trump Later Cast His Ballot

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_Published 2016-11-08. Videos show the women shouting what are thought to be anti-Trump slogans, as officials attempt to forcibly remove them from the premises_


by 

[Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/)


## Kate Samuelson


Nov 8, 2016 6:19 PM UTC

Videos show the women shouting what are thought to be anti-Trump slogans, as officials attempt to forcibly remove them from the premises 

by 

[Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/)


## Kate Samuelson


Nov 8, 2016 6:19 PM UTC

Two bare-chested women stormed the midtown New York City polling place where Donald Trump [cast his vote](http://time.com/4562091/election-results-2016-trump-clinton-final-hours/?xid=homepage) on Tuesday, in protest of the Republican candidate.

The women arrived at the site just after 8:15 a.m. local time, where they ripped open their shifts to reveal messages for written on themselves and yelled an obscene chant in reference to Trump’s lewd comments about grabbing women “by the p-ssy”, [_People_](http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-leads-first-counted-votes-long-lines/) reports. Less than a minute later, they were escorted out by police officers.

One women had “Trump, grab your balls” written in black paint across her chest and stomach, and the other had “Hate out of my polls”. Both had “Femen USA” written on their arms—a shoutout to the feminist activist group. The New York Police Department confirmed to TIME that, at the time of writing, the two women were in custody pending charges.

> [](https://twitter.com/sharonclott/status/795980259824963584)

The incident took place around three hours before Trump arrived to vote, which was shortly before 11 a.m. local time. He was met with both cheers and boos, [ABC News](https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/?hc%5Fref=PAGES%5FTIMELINE) reported, and bought a cupcake from two children selling bakes goods inside the polling station, telling them “you make a little profit, O.K.?”.

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