Trump Blimp

In this instance Silence is Golden!!!!

No protesters or flag wavers to greet him, and inflate his extremely large ego just empty streets.

He is POTUS and unless he is impeached he will be until the next USA elections.

I think this is truly disgraceful . The people behind it should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves as should the mayor of London for allowing it .

Yes, it’s very childish, I agree.
Think of the heads of state we have invited here in the past, and recent past at that.?
Saddiq Khan has allowed his dislike ( on a personal level) to get the better of his judgement.
Though I expect Trump won’t see it, as I don’t think he will be going to Westminster on this visit to the UK.

also they are idiots, they are basically giving him what he wants: attention

and he thrives on bad attention, feeds into his conspiracy theory rhetoric

Saddiq Khan should perhaps imagine a giant blimp characature of himself flying over London .

I doubt he would give his permission for that though would he ?

just because someone is horrible doesn't mean you aren't also unkind if you pick on their appearance.

Trump loves to talk down london and this'll just give him more fuel. We should be more dignified than him not playing at his level

I'm no Trump fan but I think it is just plain rude, not funny and pointless.

I think ignoring this man will carry more weight than something bobbing around,

as he would say, all publicity is good publicity.

I also don't know what point they are trying to make. I don't think for a minute Trump will be bothered by this, even if he does see it which I doubt. To me it is a childish, pointless waste of money.

I had no idea what Trump Blimp is, so I googled it.
I am shocked. It demeans us, not him.
Who has proposed this?

It is tasteless and pointless; and very expensive, no doubt.

I can see a point to such a thing....make a joke of him because reasonable argument has hardly worked. However, I do really feel that totally ignoring him would be better. The man loves attention and publicity - he's very child like with his 'look at me' attitude, so all us 'grown-ups' should really just ignore him.

Sadiq Khan is a good family man. As there is no law preventing this it can happen. Satirical cartoons, & this is an inflatable one, are a traditional way to lampoon political opposition. The right to protest is a sign of a healthy democracy. To ban protests is what dictators do. Having fought a war to defeat right wing dictators I think it is good that the POTUS, who admires all current dictators, is cut down to size! #carryonprotesting

Hardly a protest is it?
Hardly matters if Khan is a good family man either.

I agree leaving the streets empty and no noise whatsoever would be the best way, due to his massive narcissic personality (Trump, not Khan who is indeed a very good and intelligent man)

Good target practice.

Trump can hardly object to a few guns.

How can Khan be described as “a very good and intelligent man” when it was him who had to approve this. Clearly he wasn’t thinking properly at all .

The idea that this was some decision by SK has ignored the fact that it is the Mayor’s office ( not just the mayor personally) and still has to have agreement of the met police and air traffic. I’d find this balloon less objectionable than a huge protest march blocking up central London and am ( not) shocked by some of the personal nastiness aimed at Sadiq Khan.

Not a fan of 'the Donald' but this is hugely disrespectful

“Personal nastiness against Khan suzied?

Where ?

Khan is obliged to support free speech and democratic demonstrators.

You haven’t got to look far to find personal / racist attacks on Sadiq Khan ( I didn’t say on here before I’m shouted down) but on here the criticisms of the decision to allow this balloon seems to be aimed at Khan when the decision isn’t his alone and still hasn’t been confirmed, people getting their knickers in a twist over something that might or might not happen. What about Spitting Image? Cartoons in a newspaper? Should they be banned for making fun of politicians?