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hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:07 PM Jul 2019

Trump Baby Blimp Will Appear At Trump's July 4 Military Display. Kind Of.

The government won’t allow the legendary balloon to be filled with helium and banned it from the Lincoln Memorial, where Trump will speak.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/baby-trump-blimp-will-appear-at-trumps-july-4th-military-display-kind-of_n_5d1b7446e4b07f6ca5848735

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A guest is also scheduled to make an appearance: the infamous Trump baby blimp used around the world to mock the president. The National Park Service on Monday signed off on a permit by activist group Codepink to feature the balloon, but it included some caveats that might deflate the impact.

“The permit ... does not allow the balloon to be filled with any helium, only air, and the permit is not in the location we requested – within line of sight of the Lincoln Memorial where President Trump will be speaking,” Codepink said in a press release obtained by USA Today.

During the president’s recent visit to the U.K., the 20-foot balloon featuring a diaper-wearing Trump soared above Parliament Square.

Trump said after seeing the blimp fly in London a year earlier that it made him “feel unwelcome.


I guess something is better than nothing...
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Trump Baby Blimp Will Appear At Trump's July 4 Military Display. Kind Of. (Original Post) hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP
It only needs to be in the line of sight of cameras. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #1
will air be enough to let it to fully rise? It is not a light balloon, I don't believe hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2
Fill it w/ regular air then attach it to a bunch of other helium balloons Blue Owl Jul 2019 #3
Warm air C_U_L8R Jul 2019 #6
Attach it to 10-foot poles jayschool2013 Jul 2019 #7
Secret service will probably be issued BB guns Watchfoxheadexplodes Jul 2019 #4
No wonder Trumpstain called out the tanks C_U_L8R Jul 2019 #5
Suspend it from the Washington monument nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #8

jayschool2013

(2,312 posts)
7. Attach it to 10-foot poles
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:28 PM
Jul 2019

Attach 10-foot poles to the baby's front and have protestors carry it along or simply stake the poles to something even higher off the ground.

Of course, that might break the "I wouldn't touch Trump with a 10-foot pole rule" that most of us adhere to.

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