Putin Message Posted On Trump SoHo Hotel: 'Happy To Help, Bro'

SOHO, NY — A message from Russia was posted on the Trump SoHo hotel Monday: "Happy to help, bro."

The project image was the work of a video journalist who also shone pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin onto the building as part of an initiative to draw attention to the ongoing investigation into ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.

Multiple images were projected onto the Trump SoHo on Monday, including an image with the message "Follow the Money" over the Russian flag as well as a photo of Putin with the message "Happy to help, bro." (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Video journalist Robin Bell took credit for the projections. He has done similar projects at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., where's he's projected messages like "Pay Trump bribes here" and "Emoluments Welcome" above the hotel's entrance.

"That is one of the big things that I’m trying to do — using our artwork to explain these stories that are tricky," Bell told the Washington Post about his work. "If someone can laugh and look at something, and then talk about it."

Special counsel Robert Mueller is currently investigating connections between the Trump campaign and Russia, trying to determine whether any Trump associates aided Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in the election in an attempt to support Trump.

The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Patch.

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