'Trump Baby' blimp to live on in a UK museum

In July 2018, Londoners took to the streets to protest Trump's visit to the UK. To mark this moment, an over-sized balloon of the President was flown above Parliament Square and was dubbed the "Trump Baby". It has now come back to the UK after making appearances in numerous cities all over the world.

The giant blimp depicts the outgoing US president Donald Trump is depicted by a 'diaper-clad baby' with a cellphone (as a reference to his constant posting 'updates' on Twitter). The Trump Baby Blimp was designed by a group of friends who met in a London pub to discuss how they could speak out against Trump's policies.

'Trump Baby' will join the Museum of London's protest collection which comprises objects relating to the Suffrage movement 100 years ago, banners and flags. "Having toured the world the Trump Baby blimp is now heading to its final resting place, the Museum of London, where it will be conserved and potentially displayed in the museum's future new home in West Smithfield in the coming years," The Museum of London said in a statement dated Monday.

The Trump Baby team said that they were pleased that the Trump Baby can now be consigned to history along with the man himself however, they added, "we're under no illusions that this is the end of the story."

The team said that the Trump blimp will stand as a reminder of when London stood against Trump and but "will prompt those who see it to examine how they can continue the fight against the politics of hate". "The large inflatable was just a tiny part of a global movement - a movement that was led by the marginalised people whose Trump's politics most endangered - and whose role in this moment should never be underestimated," the team added.