Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to the UK to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May, Alastair Campbell, who was Tony Blair’s spokesperson, said that it is nearly impossible “to overestimate just how despised he is” in the country, as tens of thousands of Brits are preparing protests against the American president.

Campbell made the following comments regarding Trump while speaking to CNBC correspondent Wilfred Frost:

“I don’t think anybody can possibly overestimate just how despised he is. I mean, he really is. I know he’ll probably think because of his Scottish heritage and the rest of it — I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever known — and he might think it’s unfair because we’ve had Chinese leaders, we’ve had Putin, and you haven’t had necessarily the level of protests. But I think people feel that America is a special country and, therefore, the leadership in America should be something that British people can look up to and respect. I’m afraid that there is very, very little respect for him.”

He added that the “protests will be big” against Trump, as “people will not want him to feel welcome at all.”

“I think that goes — I think that goes very, very far across the board,” Campbell concluded.

As for the reception of the president, reports indicate roughly 50,000 protesters may appear in the streets, while a massive “Trump baby” blimp in a diaper will be hovering above mocking him.

Watch above, via CNBC.

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