Nigel Farage's Tweet About The Donald Trump Baby Blimp Is A Bit Daft – Cue Ridicule

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Next week a giant orange blimp in the likeness of a screaming baby Donald Trump will fly over Westminster to greet the President as he arrives on these fair shores.

Whilst the notoriously sensitive Trump will no doubt be outraged, there’s someone else who hasn’t taken to kindly to the crowdfunded stunt.

Putting the blame firmly at the feet of London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, the former Ukip leader called what is basically a large balloon “the biggest insult to a sitting US President ever”.

Sadiq Khan has allowed an inflatable “Trump baby” blimp to fly in London. This is the biggest insult to a sitting US President ever. https://t.co/4IRVlG7Gz6

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) July 5, 2018

There are a number of issues - not least that the blimp is completely crowd-funded, suggesting there’s more than a little bit of public support for it.

Thanks for publicising the blimp, Nigel!

— Michael Ugga Ugga Livid Caveman Remoaner (@MichRugbyZwolle) July 6, 2018

Then there’s the fact that we Brits have done far worse to a sitting US President, as noted by notable historian Dan Snow.

In 1814 the British Army broke into the White House, ate the President's dinner, emptied his wine cellar and then torched the building. https://t.co/5pmmCXN9kC

— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) July 5, 2018

Farage’s language was also unintentionally ambiguous.

Magnificent, isn't it? https://t.co/Om1TcYnbOL

— GeorgeMonbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) July 5, 2018

And of course, there is some rather serious context and reasoning behind it all.

Kids have been put in camps, they may not all be reunited with their parents, a 14-month old is returned unbathed after 85 days but you’re right, Nigel, it’s the blimp that’s out of order. pic.twitter.com/mMqWiuYKeH

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 6, 2018

The blimp is the culmination of an online crowd-funding campaign that has so far raised £22,094.

I thought UKIP were all “free speech and Free Tommy” now? It’s so difficult to keep up. https://t.co/Rp5bHu31tF

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) July 5, 2018

“When Trump visits the UK on Friday the 13th of July this year, we want to make sure he knows that all of Britain is looking ... and laughing at him,” the crowdfunding page said.

“That’s why a group of us have chipped in and raised enough money to have a six-metre high blimp made by a professional inflatables company, to be flown in the skies over Parliament Square during Trump’s visit.”

Which is fitting, as Trump is the biggest insult to the US Presidency ever!

— Simon Booton-Mander (@webfranglais) July 6, 2018

Yes, it may well be the greatest ever insult to a sitting president. And I'm cool with that. Trump is a terrible human being, and I am angry the Queen has been put in the position of having to greet him. And I'm not even a royalist.

— Mike Wilson ❤EU #FBPE (@PoetTaxiDriver) July 5, 2018

Nigel Farage calls inflatable Baby Trump balloon set to fly over London by protesters ‘biggest insult to a sitting US President ever’ HOORAY!! Fly baby fly

— JEANETTE WINTERSON (@Wintersonworld) July 6, 2018
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