Anarchists paid a visit to the space where the Metropolitan Republican Club of New York would later be holding a meeting, drawing the anarchist circle-a, laying body bags on the floor, and writing “YOU’RE CANCELLED” on the doors of the building in anticipation for the later event which would host many prominent Republicans.
Activists also left body bags outside of the headquarters of Tiger Management, the company that had owned the room and allowed the Young Republican Club and the Metropolitan Republican Club to use it.
During the convention, all the attendees went through the door, sparking a series of mocking posts by many journalists and antifascists online.
The Young Republicans were later seen in Jersey City, which many noted, is a more suburban area, raising questions about if any confrontations had happened.