President Trump has responded to the woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest his immigration policy saying he would have let 'that clown' jump.

After appearing in court on misdemeanor charges Thursday, 44-year-old Therese Okoumou claimed that she had decided to scale the statue's base on the Fourth of July to protest the Trump administration's policy that has led to the separation of thousands of children from their families.

Hours later at a rally in Great Falls, Montana, Trump told the crowd: 'I would've said: "Let's get some nets and wait 'til she comes down."'

'I would've done it.'

He went on to praise the NYPD and US Park Police for their efforts in bringing Okoumou down from the statute 89 feet above the ground, according to the New York Post.

'The bravery of doing that — what a group,' he said.

Okoumou pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday and was released without bail after spending the night in custody.

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President Trump responded to the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest his immigration policy saying he would have let 'that clown' jump at a rally in Montana (pictured)

Therese Okoumou, 44, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges for the stunt on July 4th. She appeared in court Thursday wearing a shirt with the words: 'White Supremacy is Terrorism'

Okoumou addressed the crowd that had gathered outside of the Manhattan courthouse saying: 'Michelle Obama says when they go low, we go high, and I went as high as I could'

Okoumou, a Congolese immigrant living in Staten Island, emerged from the court building wearing a black shirt with the words: 'White Supremacy is Terrorism' and was greeted by dozens of supporters.

She told the crowd: 'Trump has wrecked this country apart.

'It is depressing, it is outrageous. I can say a lot of things about this monster, but I will stop at this: his draconian zero-tolerance policy on immigration has to go.

'In a democracy, we do not put children in cages. Period.

'Michelle Obama says when they go low, we go high, and I went as high as I could.'

The 44-year-old Congolese immigrant scaled the statue's base to protest the Trump administration's policy that has led to the separation of thousands of children from their families. She gave the 'black power' salute while addressing the press on Thursday

Dozens of supporters gathered outside the court to greet Okoumou after her hearing

Okoumou also thanked the emergency responders who climbed up the statue to bring her down after a four-hour standoff.

The 44-year-old has been accusing on staging 'a dangerous stunt that alarmed the public and endangered her own life and the lives of the [New York Police Department] officers who responded to the scene,' according to a statement from US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman.

If convicted, Okoumou, a personal trainer, would face up to six months behind bars on each count.

The president brought up Okoumou's actions while discussing recent calls to shutter the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency following his administration's zero-tolerance policy change on immigration earlier this year.

'They protect us, and we protect them,' Trump said of ICE agents. 'We protect our people.'

In this image made from television news video by PIX11, Okoumou, right, lies under the right foot of New York's Statue of Liberty as police officers, left, work to convince her to descend

A police officer climbes up on a ladder to stand on a ledge nearby talking the climber into descending on Wednesday

Rescuers negotiated with Okoumou for four hours until she finally came down from the statue

The National Park Service evacuated more than 4,000 visitors off Liberty Island on Wednesday as a precaution.

The group members Rise and Resist New York that organized an immigration protest at the statue earlier Wednesday says she had taken part in unfurling a banner that read 'Abolish ICE' at the statue's pedestal.

Jay Walker, an organizer with Rise and Resist which opposes the Trump administration's policies, aaid the other demonstrators had no idea Okoumou would make the ascent, which wasn't part of the planned protest.

'We don't know whether she had this planned before she ever got to Liberty Island or whether it was a spur-of-the-moment decision,' Walker said.

Okoumou emigrated to the US in 1994. She was arrested in August 2017 for trespassing and obstruction of government administration during a demonstration at the New York Department of Labor, reported the New York Daily News.