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A woman has been arrested after a huge balloon depicting Donald Trump as a screaming baby was punctured.

The blimp was a miniature version of a larger inflatable which featured prominently in today's protest against the visiting US President.

But one woman took issue with the balloon, shouting "it's a disgrace" as she punctured it in a video shared online.

A suspect was subsequently arrested.

The clip was posted by blogger Amy Beth Dalamura, known as Based Amy, on her Twitter page.

A woman can be heard stating: "I'm going in for it, I'm going to pop the b***** thing."

(Image: ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX)

As she approached the blimp, the woman shouts: "That's a disgrace, it's a national disgrace, the President of the United States is the best President ever."

She was then heard shouting: "I've done it, yeah baby."

"I got the balloon baby, I just popped it. It's going down."

She is then shown bleeding from her hand before she is approached by police officers and arrested.

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "As of 5pm on Tuesday, 4 June, one female has been arrested for being in possession of a pointed/bladed article."

Organisers of today's anti-Trump rally claim 75,000 people came along, although the US President has predictably branded the protests "fake news".

A statement from the group behind the blimp said: "A woman who seemed to be very distressed punctured the mini Trump Baby replica with a sharp object.

"We’ve had a fantastic day with Baby Trump in front of the world’s media and the president himself.

"It’s not surprising that the far right would want to meet freedom of expression with violence.

"The actual Trump Baby is on his way to Dublin as we speak to be ready to troll Trump on his next destination."

A massive inflatable was hoisted above Parliament Square, just a stone's throw from 10 Downing Street, this morning.

A cordon was set up where the balloon was slowly inflated with a long, low farting sound.

A team of organisers wearing red jumpsuits and hats marked "Trump Babysitters" were preparing the site as camera crews from national and international media outlets watched on.