US President Donald Trump appears to have missed the tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets of London in today’s public demonstration against his presidency and visit to the UK.

Appearing alongside British prime minister Theresa May at a press conference, Trump told journalists: “I heard that there were protests, I said: ‘Where are the protests? I don’t see any protests.’ I did see a small protest today when I came, very small. So a lot of it is fake news, I hate to say.”

In fact, earlier in the day, anti-Trump activities commenced with the inflating of the now-infamous Trump “baby blimp” at Parliament Square at 9am. The mascot was revived with the support of a public crowd fundraiser which surpassed its target of £30,000, all of which will be donated to marginalised groups, according to organisers.

The demo, organised by a coalition of anti-Trump activists, gathered in Trafalgar Square for an 11am start and made its way down Whitehall for speeches from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Green party leader Caroline Lucas.