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Lawyers in London on July 13, 2018 against US President Donald Trump's visit to the United Kingdom. / AFP
"# DumpTrump": Tens of thousands of people marched Friday in London against Donald Trump's visit to the United Kingdom, a "carnival of resistance" against the president American considered "misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic".
Participating organizations, People's Assembly, reported on Twitter about "more than 250,000 people," citing a figure given by Len McCluskey, leader of Britain's largest union, Unite.
Asked about it by AFP, the police did not want to report on the number of participants in the parade, which took place while Donald Trump was out of London for meetings with Theresa May at Checkers, the country residence of British Prime Ministers, and with Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor
"This is the carnival of the resistance", "Even my mother, who loves everyone, can not fit you", could you read on the many signs and banners brandished by the participants.
"No to Trump, no to KKK (Klu Klux Klan, editor's note), no to fascist America!", they sang as they descended under the resplendent sun of the Oxford Street shopping street. to Trafalgar Square, full heart of London, which ended up black of world.
There, hundreds of anti-Trump messages were hung on a board, reflecting the feelings of the ones and the others with respect to the American president and his policy : "Trump, fat naze", "Prefer generosity and compassion", "Boycott American products."
"It's great to see so many people denouncing its sectarianism," said Ahmed Hassan, a Briton of 23 years old, leaving a message on the board: "We immigrants, we bump"
![Protesters in Trafalgar Square in London on July 13, 2018 against the visit to the United Kingdom of the American president Donald Trump./AFP[19659002] Protesters at Trafalgar Square in London on July 13, 2018 against US President Donald Trump's visit to the United Kingdom. / AFP </p>
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<p> In the crowd were former Labor opposition leader Ed Milliband and Peter Tatchell, one of Britain's leading gay rights activists, both behind a "Together Against Trump" banner. [19659004"WestandinsolidaritywithUScitizenswhoopposetheTrumppresidencywesupporttheirstruggleforequalitydiversityandhumanrights"saidPeterTatchell</p>
<p> In the crowd, some hitting pots or pans, others playing trumpets or waving orange balloons, a color intended to mock the complexion of the American billionaire. </p>
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In London on 13 July 2018 in front of Parliament, protesters prepare to march against the President's visit to the United Kingdom American Donald Trump / AFP
The London demonstration, divided into two marches, one of women, the other grouping a coalition of organizations, is the high point of the protest movement against Donald Trump's visit to UK. This visit was long delayed for fear of the reaction of the detractors of the American president, ulcerated at the idea that their country rolls out the red carpet.
"Donald Trump is misogynistic, chauvinistic, homophobic, xenophobic and promotes sectarianism" , lists 42-year-old Georgina Rose, participant in the "Women's March".
– "Immature", "racist" –
Passing before 10, Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister, protesters hissed and shouted: "Shame (to Theresa May)!", who had been the first foreign leader to visit Washington to meet with Trump after his inauguration in early 2017.
About twenty drag queen artists took part in the parade, including Joey "Bourgeoisie" Frenette, 27, from Washington and settled in the United Kingdom for eight years.
"I think he embodies a particularly negative representation of what America should give in the world", he said.
More unusual: In the morning, a giant balloon Trump balloon floated near Parliament, an initiative that received the green light from London Mayor Labor Sadiq Khan , object of numerous verbal attacks of the American president.
"As an American, I find it great. It's a peaceful way to protest, "said Brett Kirchner, 25, from North Carolina on the US East Coast.
" I think it's hilarious, "said Paul Fonseca , 23 years old. "This is an exact representation of his policy that is so immature."
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