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• Man climbs National Christmas Tree

• Man climbs National Christmas Tree

  By Caroline Kelly, CNN

  Updated 9:41 PM ET, Fri December 21, 2018
  

   

  
  

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  (CNN)A man climbed the National Christmas Tree, on the Ellipse by the White House, on Friday evening, US Park Police confirmed.

  The first calls came in to police at about 5:45 p.m., Public Information Officer Sgt. Eduardo Delgado told CNN.

  Police and two negotiators arrived at the scene. The man made it about 15 feet up the tree before coming down on his own at about 7 p.m., Delgado said.

  

  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump light the National Christmas Tree, November 28, 2018.

  The man, whom police did not identify, was not injured but was transported to a local hospital for a psychological evaluation, Delgado said.