That baby balloon makes me feel unwelcome in London, complains Trump, blaming mayor
‘I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London’
Demonstrators planned to mock US President Donald Trump with a giant balloon depicting him as a screaming orange baby on Friday as tens of thousands march through the streets of London to protest the American leader’s visit to Britain.
The nappy-clad infant, with a quiff of hair and a mobile phone for tweeting, is expected to soar over the Houses of Parliament, the centrepiece of demonstrations protesting Trump’s policies.
“This was just a bunch of friends who got together in a pub,” said Kevin Smith, one of the 16 people behind the balloon. “This is what people need to be doing – to come together in their communities to organise and work out how to stand against right-wing populism and xenophobia that we’re seeing not just in the US but in Europe.”
Protest organisers said they plan to demonstrate in some 50 cities around Britain.
