A giant Trump baby blimp that the president says makes him 'feel unwelcome' is following him to London this summer — and could be 5 times as big

The Stop Trump Coalition, which manages the blimp, told Business Insider it is considering replacing the blimp with one five times as large.
Trump made a brief visit to the UK last year, after plans for a full state visit were repeatedly pushed back. Reports suggested that Trump was anxious about protests.
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A inflatable blimp depicting President Donald Trump as a baby which Trump has previously said he dislikes and makes him "feel unwelcome" is due to make an appearance at his state visit to the UK in June. And this time it could be five times as big.

The 20-foot (6-meter) balloon hovered over Westminster, near the Houses of Parliament, when Trump made an appearance in London on July 13, 2018.

Leo Murray, who set up the crowdfunding page for the original balloon told Business Insider: "The Trump baby will definitely fly again."

Trump balloon baby

He said that, with sufficient funding, they could create a much larger balloon.

"We have been toying with the idea of a Trump baby hot air balloon, which would be about five times the size. But would cost a huge amount of money upwards of 70,000 ($90,500.)"

Murray said the group does not currently have enough money for that.

During his visit from June 3 to June 5, Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II, and hold talks with Prime Minister Theresa May .

The itinerary states Trump will also host an event in Portsmouth, southern England, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

trump baby balloon over parlaiment square

"I used to love London as a city," Trump said. "I haven't been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?"

As many as 250,000 people took to London's streets in July to protest against Trump's visit.

In November 2018 the blimp also followed Trump to Paris , and later to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina .

The original blimp cost 5,000 ($6,500) to make and was the brainchild of Matt Bonner, 36, from London.

Donald Trump Queen Elizabeth Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Asad Rehman, a spokesman for the Stop Trump Coalition, told Business Insider they were confident of getting approval from local authorities in London, who need to give permission for it to be used.

"We're confident that he [Donald Trump] will hear and sees our voice."

"We do have the baby blimp. It will fly and we're also thinking about the option of making a bigger baby blimp. Logistics are the only consideration."

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A giant Trump baby blimp that the president says makes him 'feel unwelcome' is following him to London this summer — and could be 5 times as big

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