A giant baby blimp that President Donald Trump said made him "feel unwelcome" when it greeted him in London has followed him to the G20 summit in Argentina.
The six-meter balloon, which hovered 100 feet over the ground outside parliament in London, welcomed Trump on July 13, but the president told British newspaper The Sun: "I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London."
The balloon is now drifting above the Plaza del Congreso, Buenos Aires, where the president landed on Thursday to begin critical talks held as part of the G20 summit.
It's right outside the Palace of the Argentine National Congress, the home of the Argentine legislature.
Trump is expected to speak with several world leaders, including President Xi Jinping of China, at the summit, but his itinerary has already been streamlined, with Trump tweeting he was going to cancel a planned head-to-head with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He wrote: "Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin."
Trump also forced a scheduled one-on-one meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into a "trilateral" with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Trump's 48-hour visit is reportedly because he prefers his own bed and likes to keep his routines.
The blimp also followed Trump to Paris on November 11, where the president was due to attend a memorial for soldiers who died in World War I, but didn't show up because of bad weather.
Demonstrators float a blimp portraying U.S. President Donald Trump, in Parliament Square, during the visit by Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in London, Britain July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Peter Nicholls/Reuters
The blimp cost $6,390 (£,5,000) to make and was the brainchild of 36-year-old Matt Bonner from London.
CowOrker01 on November 30th, 2018 at 12:10 UTC »
So cranky without his blankey.
MrTomDawson on November 30th, 2018 at 12:10 UTC »
I like that the title implies the blimp is doing this of its own accord. I can picture Trump peeringly feverishly through the windows of Air Force One and shaking his fist when he sees, far behind, the blimp drifting determinedly along in his wake.
HungryWolfFish on November 30th, 2018 at 11:59 UTC »
Just think how the balloon feels having to follow a giant baby around the world.