(Image source from: NBC New York)
After the blimp stole the show during protests in the United Kingdom over the weekend, a New Jersey group of activists completed a campaign to convey a jumbo balloon of baby United States President Donald Trump to the Garden State.
The 20-foot high imitation-portraying an aggravated, cell-phone toting President Trump wearing a diaper-made its first appearance during Trump's first official visit to Britain on Friday, as he was addressed by tens of thousands of protesters.
As soon as Hillsborough resident and activist Didier Jimenez saw the anti-Trump symbol, he said he instantly sought out how to convey the balloon to the U.S.
"I saw that as a gift to us in the sense that the balloon is a tool to enable us to go after the president in a humor kind of way," Jimenez told NJ Advance Media Sunday afternoon.
Jimenez collaborated with the People's Motorcade, a local group that holds protests at Trump's National Golf Club in Bedminster, and together created a GoFundMe page to hike money for the balloon.
Trump made his most recent visit to the Somerset County golf club at the end of June.
The group met its goal of raising $4,500 in just 22 hours, according to Jimenez.
"The baby Trump is not just a piece of humor, but it is also a symbol of the administration. It's symbolic of the children that are in cages, it's a symbol of racism, and we know that he hates to be ridiculed," Jimenez said.
Jimenez said the balloon should be delivered by mid-August, as he promised to document the procedure of ordering and building the blimp on social media.
The Facebook and Twitter account has been created, both bearing the name "Baby Trump Tour."
Thank you to all of your generous donations to make this happen. Baby Trump will arrive in the US in about 4 weeks. Prior to that we will be putting together a team of experienced organizers from the Resistance to manage the tour. Submit your location for consideration. P2R!
— Baby Trump Tour (@babytrumptour) July 15, 2018
The GoFundMe campaign raised over $5,200 as of Sunday afternoon. Jimenez said they plan on using the additional funds toward taking the balloon to rallies throughout the East Coast.
"It's not just going to be anti-Trump, but we will also focus on how we can fix these issues," he said.
The balloon was likewise raised in Scotland where 10,000 people marched in protest at the nation's capital on Saturday.
By Sowmya Sangam
