The Trump Blimp May Have Been Underwhelming But The Protestors In The U.K. Have Finally Come Out In Force To Demonstrate Against President Trump



Daily Mail: Anti-Trump protestors take over central London: 100,000 march through the streets of the capital to demonstrate against Presidential visit

* 20ft high inflatable caricature depicted President as an angry infant wearing a nappy and clutching phone
* Hours after he landed in London for the four-day tour of the UK, President Trump said that he felt 'unwelcome'
* The balloon soared above Parliament Square as thousands get set to protest against the controversial visit
* Blimp given green light by London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a move branded 'highly inappropriate and pathetic'

A much vaunted baby Trump blimp which flew above Parliament ahead of thousands of protesters marching through the capital has been labelled a damp squib by social media.

Anti-Trump protesters stirred controversy with the 20ft high inflatable caricature, which depicted the leader as an angry infant wearing a nappy and clutching a mobile phone and floated among statues of revered world leaders including Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

But as it was taken down after two hours, it was ridiculed by Twitter users who called the blimp 'pathetic' and a 'waste of money.'

It was given the green light by London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a move branded 'utterly pathetic, pointless and graceless' by MP Sir Nicholas Soames as it hovered near the statue of his grandfather Sir Winston Churchill.

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