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Large Protests, Baby Blimp Greet Trump In London And The U.K.

The president tells a British tabloid that he feels "unwelcome" in London. He also attacked London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who approved protesters' plan to fly a "Trump Baby" blimp.
A protest against President Trump in London's Parliament Square includes a giant balloon of "Trump Baby" in a diaper on Friday. It flew high above the statutes of prominent historical figures including Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and Millicent Fawcett.

A baby blimp mocking President Trump floated over London on Friday, an emblem of protests that are expected to draw thousands of people who are angry with the American president's policies and his views of their nation.

The protests had been expected and promised – and after Trump arrived in in which he gave scathing critiques of Prime Minister Theresa May, his host for the visit between allies.

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