London Streets Jammed With Protests Over 'Screaming Baby Trump'

The narrow streets, great boulevards and vast public squares of London bulged Friday with anti-Trump protesters whose distaste for the U.S. president only intensified as he arrived fresh from another newly crafted round of criticism of both NATO and Britain's prime minister.

Beyond objecting to Trump's abandonment of managed civility toward U.S. allies in Europe, protesters accused the president of fostering torture, misogyny and racism.

Trump was shuttled from one venue to another in routes designed primarily to shield him from the protests, which Brits had been anxious to unleash to mark Trump's first trip to the country.

The Associated Press reported:

Carrying placards reading "Dump Trump," and "Can't comb over sexism," joyous crowds blew whistles before starting from Portland Place heading toward Oxford Circus. The main protest is set to begin later Friday

Phil Bond, 65, a musician, says that he knows that it is unlikely that the demonstrations will make any difference to the president, but he believes people in the United States will notice. He says he just wants to add "my little drop of water to the 50 gallons."

Many protesters used humor to convey their opposition. One sign read "Trump wears poorly tailored suits," while another proclaimed: "Overcomb Brexit." One man was selling rolls of "Trump toilet paper" emblazoned with a picture of the president.

More protests are planned in Windsor, where the Trumps will meet the queen later, and in Scotland, where the president plans to spend the weekend at one of his golf courses.

Hundreds of people in London have crowded under a balloon depicting Donald Trump as a screaming baby as protests across the U.K. accompanying the U.S. president's arrival got underway.

Some 16 balloon minders in yellow vests identifying themselves as "babysitters" minded lead lines to the 6-meter (20-foot) inflatable as the curious gawked and took pictures.

Dominique Blum, 31, and Mia Parker, 50, from Pensacola Florida, were overjoyed with the spectacle.
Parker says she hopes the protest will encourage more people to get creative and organized in protesting Trump's policies. She says "it's brilliant. I just want to party with these people forever."