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Londoners peeved by U.S. President Donald Trump‘s criticism of their mayor are being urged to bare bums to Trump when he visits the British capital later this year.

The hashtag #showyourrumptotrump encourages Britons to partake in a mass-mooning of the U.S. president, with a Facebook event scheduled for August 8 attracting over 4,500 confirmed RSVPs – although exact dates for Trump’s first state visit to the U.K. are yet to be ironed out.

Trump lashed out at London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan on Twitter this past week, after Khan urged his city’s residents to exercise calm rather than alarm in the wake of increased police presence on the streets following the London Bridge terrorist attacks, in which eight people lost their lives.

Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement. MSM is working hard to sell it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017

An unamused Khan told Channel 4 News he was opposed to the U.K. “rolling out the red carpet to the president,” but added he was far too busy working with police and government to respond to Trump.

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But it looks like Londoners have their mayor’s back.

Upon catching wind of Trump’s allegedly asinine tweet, the #showyourrumptotrump hashtag was birthed by the parody Twitter account @Trump_ton. The cheeky campaign has since come to symbolize the growing fissure in Trump’s relationship with the London public.

Some people pondered altering travel plans in order to attend the full-moon protest…

I may have to extend my London adventure #showyourrumptotrump https://t.co/CJkPEtpPiz — kelly angard (@kreativekell) June 10, 2017

… while others joked Trump’s visit could be London’s most alarming event of the year.

The only thing that alarms London is the prospect of a state visit by @realDonaldTrump #ShowYourRumpToTrump — Areta Breeze (@AretaB) June 8, 2017

Many began sharing photos of baboons’ buttocks to get the online wing of the protest started…

Yo, Donny.

This is early but this is my Tribute to #ShowYourRumpToTrump @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/5CCy0JhJYw — Aleister Rhinehart (@atheistischen) June 8, 2017

… even as multiple comparisons were drawn between the rearguard rally proposal and this memorable scene from Braveheart.

#ShowYourRumpToTrump #Braveheart: "Your heart is free if you have the courage to follow it" pic.twitter.com/C5wSfErMXv — E2NZ (@E2NZ) June 8, 2017

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who preceded Khan as London’s mayor, told BBC Radio 4 that he saw “no reason” to cancel the president’s visit.

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Johnson, who many say bears a striking physical resemblance to Trump, said he didn’t wish to “enter into a row between [Khan and Trump] who are… probably perfectly able to stick up for themselves.”

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City, April 28, 2017. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

With the foreign secretary unwilling to butt in between the transatlantic beef, it appears Trump’s critics in London may yet get the opportunity to offer the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military a salute he’ll never forget.

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