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Demonstrators raise a six meter high effigy of Donald Trump, being dubbed the 'Trump Baby', in Parliament Square in protest against the U.S. President's current visit to the United Kingdom on July 13, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Angry Trump Baby Takes Flight as UK Protests Tell President He's Not Welcome
"The Crooked Rigged System threw everything it could at Me. But I am the most successful baby at everything I do (unparalleled)—I told you I would fly and here I am!"
Jul 13, 2018
"The Ego has landed" in the United Kingdom, and the Trump Baby has taken flight.
As U.S. President Donald Trump made clear just how offended and "unwelcome" the 20-foot-tall blimp depicting him as a frustrated, diapered infant grasping a cell phone made him feel upon arriving in Britain for his first official visit, demonstrators let the balloon fly in front of the Houses of Parliament Friday morning to kick off anti-Trump protests that are expected to be historic in size and enthusiasm.
\u201cInflatable baby Trump has ascended over London.\u201d— Channel 4 News (@Channel 4 News) 1531481420
\u201cBABY BALLOON: Protesters in London have launched a giant balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a screaming orange baby https://t.co/7EGQOr6jER\u201d— CBS News (@CBS News) 1531481415
\u201cThe Crooked Rigged System threw everything it could at Me. But I am the most successful baby at everything I do (unparalleled) - I told you I would fly and here I am! !!\u201d— Trump Baby (@Trump Baby) 1531470827
Trump's arrival in the U.K. was marked by the release of a wide-ranging and bizarre interview the president conducted earlier this week with the British tabloid The Sun, in which he went on a tirade against London Mayor Sadiq Khan that was "dripping in racism" and admitted that he was bothered by the mass demonstrations in London and throughout the U.K.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?"
--Sadiq Khan, London mayor
"I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London, I used to love London as a city," Trump told The Sun. "I haven't been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?"
After calling Trump's attack on him "preposterous," London Mayor Sadiq Khan--who initially rejected organizers' efforts to fly the Trump Baby blimp--explained why he ultimately decided to allow the balloon to fly over London.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?" Khan said.
\u201cGood. https://t.co/zfCXFLaIrn\u201d— Stop Trump (@Stop Trump) 1531471264
According to news reports, Trump's aides have been working tirelessly to ensure that the thin-skinned president is insulated from the demonstrations, but the giant angry baby blimp combined with the tens of thousands of Britons taking to the streets throughout the nation are making that effort doomed to fail.
\u201cThe crowds are huge already and the @UKStopTrump protest doesn\u2019t start for another hour! \n\n#TrumpUKVisit #TrumpVisitUK #TrumpProtests\u201d— Jordon-Lee (@Jordon-Lee) 1531483666
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"The Ego has landed" in the United Kingdom, and the Trump Baby has taken flight.
As U.S. President Donald Trump made clear just how offended and "unwelcome" the 20-foot-tall blimp depicting him as a frustrated, diapered infant grasping a cell phone made him feel upon arriving in Britain for his first official visit, demonstrators let the balloon fly in front of the Houses of Parliament Friday morning to kick off anti-Trump protests that are expected to be historic in size and enthusiasm.
\u201cInflatable baby Trump has ascended over London.\u201d— Channel 4 News (@Channel 4 News) 1531481420
\u201cBABY BALLOON: Protesters in London have launched a giant balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a screaming orange baby https://t.co/7EGQOr6jER\u201d— CBS News (@CBS News) 1531481415
\u201cThe Crooked Rigged System threw everything it could at Me. But I am the most successful baby at everything I do (unparalleled) - I told you I would fly and here I am! !!\u201d— Trump Baby (@Trump Baby) 1531470827
Trump's arrival in the U.K. was marked by the release of a wide-ranging and bizarre interview the president conducted earlier this week with the British tabloid The Sun, in which he went on a tirade against London Mayor Sadiq Khan that was "dripping in racism" and admitted that he was bothered by the mass demonstrations in London and throughout the U.K.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?"
--Sadiq Khan, London mayor
"I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London, I used to love London as a city," Trump told The Sun. "I haven't been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?"
After calling Trump's attack on him "preposterous," London Mayor Sadiq Khan--who initially rejected organizers' efforts to fly the Trump Baby blimp--explained why he ultimately decided to allow the balloon to fly over London.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?" Khan said.
\u201cGood. https://t.co/zfCXFLaIrn\u201d— Stop Trump (@Stop Trump) 1531471264
According to news reports, Trump's aides have been working tirelessly to ensure that the thin-skinned president is insulated from the demonstrations, but the giant angry baby blimp combined with the tens of thousands of Britons taking to the streets throughout the nation are making that effort doomed to fail.
\u201cThe crowds are huge already and the @UKStopTrump protest doesn\u2019t start for another hour! \n\n#TrumpUKVisit #TrumpVisitUK #TrumpProtests\u201d— Jordon-Lee (@Jordon-Lee) 1531483666
"The Ego has landed" in the United Kingdom, and the Trump Baby has taken flight.
As U.S. President Donald Trump made clear just how offended and "unwelcome" the 20-foot-tall blimp depicting him as a frustrated, diapered infant grasping a cell phone made him feel upon arriving in Britain for his first official visit, demonstrators let the balloon fly in front of the Houses of Parliament Friday morning to kick off anti-Trump protests that are expected to be historic in size and enthusiasm.
\u201cInflatable baby Trump has ascended over London.\u201d— Channel 4 News (@Channel 4 News) 1531481420
\u201cBABY BALLOON: Protesters in London have launched a giant balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a screaming orange baby https://t.co/7EGQOr6jER\u201d— CBS News (@CBS News) 1531481415
\u201cThe Crooked Rigged System threw everything it could at Me. But I am the most successful baby at everything I do (unparalleled) - I told you I would fly and here I am! !!\u201d— Trump Baby (@Trump Baby) 1531470827
Trump's arrival in the U.K. was marked by the release of a wide-ranging and bizarre interview the president conducted earlier this week with the British tabloid The Sun, in which he went on a tirade against London Mayor Sadiq Khan that was "dripping in racism" and admitted that he was bothered by the mass demonstrations in London and throughout the U.K.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?"
--Sadiq Khan, London mayor
"I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London, I used to love London as a city," Trump told The Sun. "I haven't been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?"
After calling Trump's attack on him "preposterous," London Mayor Sadiq Khan--who initially rejected organizers' efforts to fly the Trump Baby blimp--explained why he ultimately decided to allow the balloon to fly over London.
"Can you imagine if we limited freedom of speech because somebody's feelings might be hurt?" Khan said.
\u201cGood. https://t.co/zfCXFLaIrn\u201d— Stop Trump (@Stop Trump) 1531471264
According to news reports, Trump's aides have been working tirelessly to ensure that the thin-skinned president is insulated from the demonstrations, but the giant angry baby blimp combined with the tens of thousands of Britons taking to the streets throughout the nation are making that effort doomed to fail.
\u201cThe crowds are huge already and the @UKStopTrump protest doesn\u2019t start for another hour! \n\n#TrumpUKVisit #TrumpVisitUK #TrumpProtests\u201d— Jordon-Lee (@Jordon-Lee) 1531483666
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