Meet the man protesting the Trump baby by flying his own anti-Sadiq Khan balloon over London Yanny Bruere strongly objects to the Trump baby – the giant orange inflatable set to fly 20ft above London in reaction […]

Yanny Bruere strongly objects to the Trump baby – the giant orange inflatable set to fly 20ft above London in reaction of the US president’s visit to the UK.

“I think it’s insulting and childish. We shouldn’t be making the US president feel unwelcome.” Yanny Bruere The i politics newsletter cut through the noise Email address is invalid Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription.

The orange-faced, nappy-wearing balloon will soar over Parliament Square Gardens for two hours on Friday 13 July.

Demonstrators want to show their opposition to Trump’s trip to Britain and last week London mayor Sadiq Khan granted the blimp creators approval, citing the public’s “right to protest”.

Will Khan baby happen?

Mr Trump will spend just one day in the capital and rallies against his presence are expected.

But Mr Bruere, from Northampton, says the anti-Trump campaign shows “blatant disrespect to the leader of the free world”, and has retaliated with a bouncy effigy of his own.

The 27-year-old, who is based in Barcelona, Spain, has not long been crowdfunding but has already raised around £40,000 of his £50,000 target.

Mr Bruere said to i: “I think it’s [Trump Baby] insulting and childish. We shouldn’t be making the US president feel unwelcome.

“Trump has made America safe and has made the world safe. In London, under Khan as mayor, crime is soaring to unprecedented levels and people don’t feel safe.

“We’re making the Sadiq Khan balloon as ugly as possible. It’s a bit of fun – it’s something funny in response to the Trump baby”.

‘Insulting and childish’

Mr Bruere said an illustrator is already on board and a manufacturer is ready to go once the money is raised. He hopes to see the inflatable mayor fly sometime in August.

While strongly against Mr Khan as Mayor of London, Mr Bruere, who works in sales, said he doesn’t support Mr Trump particularly.

“I am against the Trump balloon being allowed to fly over London,” he said to i. “So I think if free speech applies to all, we should do the same to Mr Khan.”

Mr Bruere said on his crowdfunding page that any surplus money raised will be used for a continuing campaign to remove Sadiq Khan from office.

i has approached the mayor’s office for comment. A spokesman cited his response to a question on the matter during London Pride over the weekend:

“One of the great things about our city and our country is the right to protest and the freedom of expression. There has got to be a very, very good reason why you limit those rights. I’ve got no objections to myself or other politicians being ridiculed as long as we respect that it’s got to be peaceful.”

Mr Khan also indicated that he would be open to any balloon, so long as it is “peaceful and safe”, while talking to Piers Morgan on Tuesday.

Trump Baby will fly on 13 July

On Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan and Mr Khan clashed over the Trump baby being given permission.

Mr Khan said: “My point is anybody, whether President Trump or any world leader, is just because they might find it objectionable to be ridiculed we can’t curtail our right to a protest.”

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Piers Morgan replied: “My point is you’ve endorsed this to be flying at Parliament. So the images that will go around the world on Trump’s visit, which is a very important visit for this country as we come through Brexit…is going to be him in a nappy as a baby.”

Piers Morgan is upset

.@SadiqKhan faces questions on @GMB about the #TrumpUKVisit and the giant inflatable depicting Donald Trump as a baby, which has been given the green light to fly over London during the president's visit. pic.twitter.com/HssM2Flso4 — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) July 10, 2018

Mr Morgan then asked: “Would you have endorsed an image of you as a pig, which is very offensive to Muslims?”

The Mayor of London replied: “It it’s peaceful, if it’s safe, yes. It’s not for me to decide whether it’s in good taste or bad taste.”

Mr Trump is due to visit London and is also expected to meet the Queen while in the UK. He is planning to spend two nights in Scotland, where he will likely play a round of golf.