Greenpeace climbers hang Obama banner on Mount Rushmore

Activists hang 2,300-square-foot banner opposing global warming.
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President Obama got his face on Mount Rushmore for a few minutes this morning.

Eleven rock climbers from Greenpeace evaded security at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and hung the 65-foot by 35-foot banner, which billowed for a few minutes next to Abraham Lincoln’s carved stone face.

The banner featured an unfinished portrait of Obama with the message, "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming.”

"This monument celebrates leaders who rose to the great challenges of our past. Global warming is the greatest crisis humankind has ever faced and it is the defining test of leadership for this generation. It's an open question whether President Obama will pass that test," said Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director Carroll Muffett, in a written statement.