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He may fear them, he will surely have them: from England to Scotland, multiple anti-Donald Trump protests will punctuate every step of the US president's trip next week to the UK, a sign of rejection that Many of the British feel this way.
The organizers even dream of making this movement, dubbed "Carnival of Contestation", the biggest militant rally since the protests against the US-UK military intervention in Iraq in 2003
Donald Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a visit that was long postponed because of the fear of … demonstrations.
On the menu of his trip: meetings with British Prime Minister Theresa May and with Queen Elizabeth II, but will not take place in London, where Mr. Trump will finally spend a short time. To avoid rubbing the protests? Officially no, but his almost fugitive presence in the British capital is a source of speculation.
In any case, "we think there will be huge demonstrations against Trump wherever he goes," said Chris Nineham, member of the pacifist organization Stop the War Coalition.
"The protest against Trump will be a celebration of the diversity we love in the UK, and will send a strong signal that his message of hate and division is not welcome to this country, "he added.
In fact, the American president will land in a country where he has many critics criticizing both his migration policy and his interference in British public affairs, as when he had retweeted anti-Muslim videos relayed by a far-right British group.
"There are plenty of reasons to parade against Trump," said Chris Nineham, citing his "attitude towards women my "or" his racism against Muslims. "
On Thursday, protesters will gather near Blenheim Palace, an impressive country residence near Oxford, where the US president will attend a dinner in formal attire. [19659002] They will also gather near the residence of the American ambbadador in London, where Donald Trump and his wife Melania have to spend the night.
Friday, anti-Trump slogans should be heard on the side of Checkers, the British Premiership residence, 70 kilometers northwest of London, where Theresa May will meet with her guest
– Trump in Diaper –
But the high point of the protests should be take place in London, with a planned march to Trafalgar Square and participants from across the country. In order to warm up the troops, the organizers called on the participants to bring back "streamers, megaphones, sonos and all that is needed to start the revolution."
Unusual event: a giant airship representing a Donald Trump in diaper will float in the sky of the British capital.
It is the mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who had mesh with Donald Trump, who signed the authorization so that the balloon is installed in 30 meters high between 9:30 (08:30 GMT) and 11:30 (10:30 GMT), near the Parliament, a diverse initiative.
Nigel Farage, former boss of the Europhobic party Ukip and great supporter of Donald Trump, denounced "the most great insult never addressed to an American president in office. "
" It is deserved, "said Labor MP David Lammy, recalling Mr. Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos.
The balloon will then join Scotland, where the American president will spend the weekend. A demonstration is also announced in Glasgow (West) Friday, before a march on Saturday in the streets of Edinburgh (east), capital of the northern region.
The protesters are also ready to join the two golf courses owned by Mr. Trump in Scotland, in case he decides to go there
"He's a misogynist, an Islamophobe, a climate change denouncer, an anti-unionist, his foreign policy incursions were shocking and it's clearly a racist president, "said Richard Leonard, a member of the Scottish Labor Party and a big anti-Trump agitator
" I do not think we should roll out the red carpet for someone with such abominable ideas. "
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