PROTESTORS are hoping to fly the Trump Baby balloon over the Scottish Parliament after being denied permission to hoist it aloft near Turnberry golf course.
The team behind the inflatable effigy - which depicts the US President as an angry, oblong orange manchild in nappy - say they are seeking permission to fly it in Edinburgh on Saturday.
The blimp will be brought to Scotland on the sleeper train this evening, after its appearance in London was broadcast around the world.
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The blimp has already been flown above Parliament Square in central London after campaigners crowdfunded £16,000 to pay for it and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, gave permission for it to hoisted aloft.
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Turnberry is owned by Donald Trump and is expected to be the location of the private leg of his UK trip this weekend.
The inflatable's appearance in Scotland comes as a protest march against the policies enacted by President Trump's controversial administration took place in London.
Baby Trump ‘Babysitter’ Leo Murray, said: "After the Trump Baby’s flight over the Houses of Parliament on Friday we’re thrilled to be bringing the Trump Baby to do the same thing at Holyrood."
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Mr Murray added: "We were inundated with messages from friends and allies in Scotland asking us to bring Trump Baby up, so we really wanted to make sure that he could be a part of the amazing spread of protests taking place over the weekend.
"Trump’s politics are dangerous and divisive, and the baby balloon has been a tremendous success in highlighting the racism, misogyny and xenophobia in the Toddler in Chief’s presidency."
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