Baby Trump Balloon, Milkshakes Primed for President's U.K. Visit

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By Alex Morales and Jess Shankleman
May 31, 2019, 4:30 AM EDT

Thousands of protesters to send ‘strong’ anti-Trump message

U.S. leader’s schedule includes London events unlike last year

Thousands of protesters are preparing to greet U.S. President Donald Trump on his state visit to the U.K. next week, demonstrating against a range of his policies from immigration to climate change.

The plan is for demonstrators to take over Trafalgar Square in central London, with the main Facebook page logging 7,600 attendees and 33,000 interested people as of Friday morning. Organizers are also trying to raise 30,000 pounds ($38,000) to fly a giant balloon depicting Trump as a small-handed, diaper-clad infant -- as they did during his visit last year.

“This is about sending a strong message that people in the U.K. don’t accept the divisive right-wing policies that Trump stands for, and that inviting him for a state visit is totally inappropriate,” the Stop Trump Coalition said in a statement. Another group, Stand Up To Trump, is also organizing the protests.

The protests risk taking more of the shine off the so-called special relationship between the two allies. Last July, Trump told The Sun newspaper that while he used to love London, the balloon and the protests -- organizers estimated 250,000 people took to the streets -- didn’t make him “feel welcome.”

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[abqtommy]

1. tRUMP fails to see the significance of the song

whose lyrics are "it's nature's way of telling you something's wrong." The song is Nature's Way,
performed by Spirit.