Trump baby blimp lands at London museum

[snoop1130]

Trump baby blimp lands at London museum

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A blimp depicting U.S. President Donald Trump as a snarling, nappy-wearing orange baby has found a home in one of London’s most popular museums.

 

The helium-filled balloon, originally paid for through crowdfunding, first took to the skies over London during protests against Trump’s visit in 2018 and has flown in other locations including France, Argentina, Ireland and Denmark.

 

Gladly accepting the donation, the Museum of London said the blimp would join its protest collection, which includes artefacts from the Suffragette movement as well as climate change and peace rallies.

 

“By collecting the baby blimp, we can mark the wave of feeling that washed over the city that day and capture a particular moment of resistance,” said Sharon Ament, the museum’s director.

 

“From the Suffragettes of the early 20th century to the anti-austerity marches, free speech and Black Lives Matter most recently – the capital has always been the place to have your say.”

 

The creators of the blimp said they hoped it served as a reminder of the fight against the “politics of hate”.

 

“While we’re pleased that the Trump Baby can now be consigned to history along with the man himself, we’re under no illusions that this is the end of the story,” said the organisers, who include Leo Murray, a climate change activist.

 

“We hope the baby’s place in the museum will stand as a reminder of when London stood against Trump - but will prompt those who see it to examine how they can continue the fight.”

 

Trump steps down as president this week, leaving the United States profoundly divided after a tumultuous four years in which he took the country out of a global climate change accord, imposed harsh immigration policies, launched a trade war with China and played down the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-18

 

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[Chomper Higgot]

I suggest surrounding it with steel bars.

[Tug]

I’ll pay for it!

[Meat Pie 47]

8 minutes ago, Tug said:

I’ll pay for it!

can we make it Go Fund Me ?

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

can we make it Go Fund Me ?

Pay what for it? It has no value, whatever.

 

Burn it, but without pollution.

 

Can the plastic be recycled and used to make PPE for hospitals etc?

[Tug]

3 hours ago, scorecard said:

Pay what for it? It has no value, whatever.

 

Burn it, but without pollution.

 

Can the plastic be recycled and used to make PPE for hospitals etc?

I beg to differ on the value part it’s been a great help to many of us in dealing with the malignant trump and his fiasco of an administration that imo is priceless 

[herfiehandbag]

A bit of a non event really. Unless they have a very large building to display it in and a constant supply of helium to keep it inflated, it will just be a large piece of folded vinyl in a basement store room.

 

At the time it was quite funny, and made a point well.

 

Done now.

[Pique Dard]

it's difficult to sympathize with trump, as far as i'm concerned, especially efter i've read his  niece's book "Too much and never enough". trump might not have been as  bloodthirsty and cruel as caligula,  but  would be remembered as a shameless and an unpredictable  liar exactly like the roman emperor

Edited January 19, 2021 by Pique Dard

[Caldera]

A museum, that's where the man himself belongs as well. How about Alcatraz?

 

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

A bit of a non event really. Unless they have a very large building to display it in and a constant supply of helium to keep it inflated, it will just be a large piece of folded vinyl in a basement store room.

 

At the time it was quite funny, and made a point well.

 

Done now.

It will be deflated just like Trumps ego. On the bright side it could be air filled and used as a bouncy castle.

[scorecard]

9 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

A bit of a non event really. Unless they have a very large building to display it in and a constant supply of helium to keep it inflated, it will just be a large piece of folded vinyl in a basement store room.

 

At the time it was quite funny, and made a point well.

 

Done now.

Basement is where it should stay and get eaten by rodents.

[tifino]

 an inflated blimp flying at ropes length is quite symbolic, as showing it's very hard to keep a good man down

[RandG]

I wonder what happened to the blimp of Trumps's mate Sadiq Khan although, thinking about it, the blimp will be about as useless as he is. 

[adammike]

15 minutes ago, RandG said:

I wonder what happened to the blimp of Trumps's mate Sadiq Khan although, thinking about it, the blimp will be about as useless as he is. 

He is the only Brit politician who has been anti Trump from day one till now.He gets respect for that.

[katana]

10 hours ago, RandG said:

I wonder what happened to the blimp of Trumps's mate Sadiq Khan although, thinking about it, the blimp will be about as useless as he is. 

Here it is: