Hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators took to the streets of London and in separate protests across the U.K. on Friday in a massive and historic show of opposition to a sitting U.S. president.
After Donald Trump was greeted with angry protesters as he arrived in London on Thursday to meet with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, a 20-foot-tall Trump baby blimp took flight over the city early on Friday as the massive “Carnival of Resistance” protests—which are slated to last through the weekend—kicked off.
While May and Trump held hands then delivered a press conference at Chequers, tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets for the main event—a 2pm march to Trafalgar Square in Central London, where anti-Trump Britons plan to host a rally Friday evening, despite accusations that U.K. officials aimed to curtail protests.
Participants shared updates on social media with the hashtags #TrumpUKVisit, #StopTrump, #TogetherAgainstTrump, and #CarnivalofResistance.
Several of the events have been organized by the Stop Trump Coalition, which played a key role in Trump’s previous canceled trips and warns that “Trumpism directly threatens steps towards tackling” several issues including inequality, peace and disarmament, climate change, fighting discrimination—”particularly against already marginalized groups like migrants and Muslims”—and corporate greed. The Trump administration’s family separation policy has further fueled widespread outrage and opposition to his visit.
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