By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--June 5, 2019
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The air was finally let out of London Mayor Sadiq Khan's and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn-touted 'Baby Trump' Balloon in Brexit victorious Merry Olde England.
Brought down from its years long flying days with a single loud POP!, may 'Baby Trump' rest in peace..pieces.
Surely, its media obituary should read: "And right in the middle of London Loud Anti-Trump Protests too!""That's a disgrace," she told bystanders in a video posted by The Sun newspaper. "The president of the United States is the best president ever." "It's unclear what she used to deflate the balloon but she prompted people to yell in response.
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"I think Donald Trump's balloon is not very well," she said as she walked away from the scene. "He's going down rapidly for a reason." During the video, an officer appeared to confront her, prompting her to delcare (sic) "the police are coming after me." "She also seemed to claim that her bloody hand, apparently a result of her attempt to burst the baby balloon, came from a biking accident. The video ended with the woman yelling and accusing the officers of injuring her. "The balloon became a symbol of London protesters' disdain for the president as he visited British leaders on Tuesday. The group that carried the balloon reportedly attributed the woman's actions to her "far right" inclinations. "A woman...punctured the mini Trump baby replica with a sharp object," a group spokesman said, according to The Independent. "It's not surprising that the far right would want to meet freedom of expression with violence."
"The incident was just the latest indication that tensions were rising to a potentially dangerous level in the British capital. In an attempt to maintain their safety, police reportedly barricaded 20 Trump supporters in a pub amid protests. One Trump supporter was shouted down as "Nazi scum" and had a milkshake thrown on him."Protesters, likely too busy practicing their chant screech, never thought to bring along a pocketful of patches in the event of a fatal 'Baby Trump' balloon puncture. Interesting that while the big POP! of the massive balloon could have happened any time over the past couple of years, it happened only yesterday. Meanwhile all 'Baby Trump' balloon mourners can rest assured that the deflated 'Baby Trump' balloon will be patched up before being displayed at the British Museum, so that the balloon of Mayor Sadiq Khan wearing only a tiny bikini won't be lonely there.
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