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Mayor of London Says Trump Baby Protest Blimp Can Fly

by VOA News

   The mayor of London has approved a protester's request to fly a blimp
   depicting Donald Trump as an angry, orange diaper-wearing baby during
   the U.S. president's visit to the British capital next week.

   The 6-meter tall inflatable will fly over Parliament between 9:30 a.m.
   and 11:30 a.m. local time on July 13 during a scheduled protest.

   "The Mayor supports the right to peaceful protest and understands that
   this can take many different forms," Mayor Sadiq Khan's office said
   Thursday.

   Leo Murray, the activist behind the blimp dubbed Trump Baby said the
   mayor's office originally did not approve of the blimp but "following a
   huge groundswell of public support for our plan, it looks like City
   Hall has rediscovered its sense of humor.''

   Murray used an online crowdfunding site to raise more than $20,000
   asking donors to "make our six-meter high orange, inflatable baby with
   a malevolent face and tiny hands fly over central London during Trump's
   U.K. visit."

   During the three-day visit, Trump will meet with the Queen Elizabeth
   and Prime Minister Theresa May.