LONDON: Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in London on Fridayagainst US President Donald Trump, whose four-day visit to Britain has beenmarred by his extraordinary attack on Prime Minister Theresa May´s Brexitstrategy.
“#DumpTrump”, “This is the carnival of resistance” and “My mum doesn´t likeyou! And she likes everyone” read some of the signs held up by protestersas they marched down Oxford Street towards Trafalgar Square.
“No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!”, the protesters chanted.
Some protesters banged on pots and pans, others blew on trumpets and manyheld up orange “Stop Trump” balloons.
One woman wore a pink knitted “pussy hat” at the start of the “Women´sMarch”, which will be followed later in the day by the main “TogetherAgainst Trump” coalition.
“Donald Trump is misogynistic, chauvinistic, homophobic, xenophobic,promotes bigotry… and has tiny little hands!”, said one of theparticipants, 42-year-old Georgina Rose.
Grant White, 32, carried a sign depicting Trump as the Twitter bird symbolwearing a swastika around his arm.
“I am anti-Brexit, anti-Trump. There is a wave of fascism which we have toget rid of,” he said.
Dawn, 49, came with her 11-year-old daughter Sadie.
“Trump is the man with the biggest ego in charge of the biggest power inthe world. He doesn´t have a grasp of what is needed in the world,” themother said.
Her daughter said: “He doesn´t accept people who have a different religionin his country, where there is big diversity.”
Campaigners elsewhere in London flew a “Baby Trump” balloon, an act ofprotest approved by London mayor Sadiq Khan which has proved particularlycontentious for Trump and his supporters.
“As an American, I think it´s great. It´s a peaceful way of protesting andthere are a lot of people who agree with it,” said Brett Kirchner, 25, fromthe US state of North Carolina.
“Back home in the States, there will be some who are very upset about thisprotest and who think it´s insulting. I have been asked to send photos backthough. Not everyone likes Trump,” he said. – APP/AFP