Donald Trump has been faced with giant projections of ‘USS John McCain’ and Obama approval ratings on London landmarks during his state visit.
The anti-Brexit campaign group Led By Donkeys tweeted the US president an image of a USS John McCain cap projected on to Madame Tussauds in the capital.
They said: “We read the story about the sailors on a US warship being ordered to hide from you because you’re triggered by the name on their hats.
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“So we turned Madame Tussaud's into a giant USS John McCain baseball cap. Welcome to London!”
Approval ratings comparing Mr Trump and former US president Barack Obama were also projected on to the Tower of London.
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President Trump arrives in Britain: In pictures 1/35 President Trump meets with the Queen at Buckingham Palace as he arrives on the first day of his three-day state visit PA 2/35 A mixed crowd of supporters and detractors waits outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the arrival of President Trump Reuters 3/35 President Trump and the Queen view an exhibition of items from the Royal Collection that are of historical significance to the US PA 4/35 President Trump inspects an honour guard during a welcome ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace AP 5/35 The police block a road leading to Westminster Abbey, where Donald Trump is visiting on the first day of his state visit PA 6/35 President Trump walks with Prince Charles in the gardens of Buckingham Palace AFP/Getty 7/35 The McDonalds restaurant on Whitehall near to Westminster Abbey provides an excuse as to why they are not serving milkshakes today, though many have speculated that it is due to the recent trend of pouring milkshakes over right wing political figures Tom Batchelor / The Independent 8/35 Protesters with anti-Trump signs stand on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 9/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania are welcomed by the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla at Buckingham Palace EPA 10/35 King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery perform a gun salute to honour President Trump's state visit and to mark the 66th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation at Green Park Getty 11/35 A protester stands on Whitehall near Downing Street holding a sign with an anti-Trump message Tom Batchelor / The Independent 12/35 A supporter welcomes the president's visit on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 13/35 A miniature Trump balloon in the protest on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 14/35 A protester wears a "No Trumps" card in his hat as he walks nearby to Buckingham Palace Getty 15/35 President Trump walks with Prince Charles and a Buckingham Palace guard as he is welcomed on the first day of his three-day state visit AFP/Getty 16/35 Dedicated pro-Trump and pro-Brexit campaigner Joseph Afrane awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 17/35 Crowds watch as Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump, arrives at Buckingham Palace PA 18/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania depart from Air Force one at Stansted Airport Reuters 19/35 Supporters of the president - and detractors of London mayor Sadiq Khan - await his arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 20/35 President Donald Trump salutes an honour guard as he and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Stansted Airport AP 21/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Winfield House, the US ambassadors residence in London AP 22/35 An anti-Trump protester awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 23/35 Dedicated pro-Trump and pro-Brexit campaigner Joseph Afrane awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 24/35 A protester mowed this message into a field nearby to Stansted Airport Born Eco 25/35 An anti-Trump protester awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 26/35 A marching band parades down the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace ahead of the arrival of President Trump Reuters 27/35 Supporters of the president await his arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 28/35 A Marine One helicopter lands near Winfield House, the US ambassadors house in London, during President Trump's state visit Reuters 29/35 President Trump shakes hands with Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary Sky News 30/35 A policeman stands on the Mall, one of the roads leading to Buckingham Palace that is closed for the president's visit Reuters 31/35 Items are unloaded from Air Force One following the arrival of President Trump to Stansted Airport PA 32/35 Air Force One lands carrying U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arriving for their state visit to Britain Reuters 33/35 An honour guard await Trump's departure from Air Force One at Stansted Airport Sky News 34/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania depart from Air Force one at Stansted Airport AP 35/35 Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, and US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson await the arrival of US President Donald Trump PA 1/35 President Trump meets with the Queen at Buckingham Palace as he arrives on the first day of his three-day state visit PA 2/35 A mixed crowd of supporters and detractors waits outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the arrival of President Trump Reuters 3/35 President Trump and the Queen view an exhibition of items from the Royal Collection that are of historical significance to the US PA 4/35 President Trump inspects an honour guard during a welcome ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace AP 5/35 The police block a road leading to Westminster Abbey, where Donald Trump is visiting on the first day of his state visit PA 6/35 President Trump walks with Prince Charles in the gardens of Buckingham Palace AFP/Getty 7/35 The McDonalds restaurant on Whitehall near to Westminster Abbey provides an excuse as to why they are not serving milkshakes today, though many have speculated that it is due to the recent trend of pouring milkshakes over right wing political figures Tom Batchelor / The Independent 8/35 Protesters with anti-Trump signs stand on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 9/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania are welcomed by the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla at Buckingham Palace EPA 10/35 King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery perform a gun salute to honour President Trump's state visit and to mark the 66th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation at Green Park Getty 11/35 A protester stands on Whitehall near Downing Street holding a sign with an anti-Trump message Tom Batchelor / The Independent 12/35 A supporter welcomes the president's visit on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 13/35 A miniature Trump balloon in the protest on Whitehall near Downing Street Tom Batchelor / The Independent 14/35 A protester wears a "No Trumps" card in his hat as he walks nearby to Buckingham Palace Getty 15/35 President Trump walks with Prince Charles and a Buckingham Palace guard as he is welcomed on the first day of his three-day state visit AFP/Getty 16/35 Dedicated pro-Trump and pro-Brexit campaigner Joseph Afrane awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 17/35 Crowds watch as Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump, arrives at Buckingham Palace PA 18/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania depart from Air Force one at Stansted Airport Reuters 19/35 Supporters of the president - and detractors of London mayor Sadiq Khan - await his arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 20/35 President Donald Trump salutes an honour guard as he and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Stansted Airport AP 21/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Winfield House, the US ambassadors residence in London AP 22/35 An anti-Trump protester awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 23/35 Dedicated pro-Trump and pro-Brexit campaigner Joseph Afrane awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 24/35 A protester mowed this message into a field nearby to Stansted Airport Born Eco 25/35 An anti-Trump protester awaits the president's arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 26/35 A marching band parades down the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace ahead of the arrival of President Trump Reuters 27/35 Supporters of the president await his arrival at Buckingham Palace Tom Batchelor / The Independent 28/35 A Marine One helicopter lands near Winfield House, the US ambassadors house in London, during President Trump's state visit Reuters 29/35 President Trump shakes hands with Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary Sky News 30/35 A policeman stands on the Mall, one of the roads leading to Buckingham Palace that is closed for the president's visit Reuters 31/35 Items are unloaded from Air Force One following the arrival of President Trump to Stansted Airport PA 32/35 Air Force One lands carrying U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arriving for their state visit to Britain Reuters 33/35 An honour guard await Trump's departure from Air Force One at Stansted Airport Sky News 34/35 President Trump and First Lady Melania depart from Air Force one at Stansted Airport AP 35/35 Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, and US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson await the arrival of US President Donald Trump PA
They showed Mr Trump as having a rating of 21 per cent in the UK, while Mr Obama was shown to have 72 per cent.
Led By Donkeys tweeted the president: “Just so you know, you’re wildly unpopular here in Britain.
“Sad! People really don’t like you (though they love @BarackObama). Hope you like seeing your failing approval numbers projected onto the Tower of London.”
The campaign group had earlier also taken aim at Boris Johnson by projecting his comments about Mr Trump on to Big Ben.
The group highlighted the contrast between the pair’s current amicable relationship, compared to comments the Tory MP made about Mr Trump in 2015, in which he said the US leader was “quite frankly unfit to hold the office of the president of the United States”.
Mr Trump insulted London mayor Sadiq Khan just moments before setting off for Britain on Monday for a three-day state visit.
Asked on Sunday evening if he would be willing to meet Mr Khan during his visit, Mr Trump said: “No, I don’t think much of him. I think that he’s a – he’s the twin of (New York City mayor Bill) de Blasio, except shorter.”
It came after Mr Khan described the US president over the weekend as “just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat” and compared the language he had used to that of the “fascists of the 20th century”.
A-level student Ollie Nancarrow welcomed Mr Trump to London by mowing a giant polar bear, penis and the words “climate change is real” into the grass at his family home in Hatfield Heath, Essex.
The 18-year-old hoped the US president would see his handiwork as he approached Stansted Airport, which is near his home, on Monday morning.
He told the Bishop’s Stortford Independent: “Donald Trump and his denial of climate change are not welcome and I want him to be fully aware of that when he flies in to Stansted on Monday.”
Mr Trump and his family began their visit on Monday by meeting the Queen and senior royals at Buckingham Palace, where they gathered for a private lunch.
The US president later viewed an exhibition of American artefacts and other items from the Royal Collection.
The Queen gifted Mr Trump and his wife First Lady Melania Trump a first edition of The Second World War by Winston Churchill, a three-piece Duofold pen set and a specially commissioned silver box with a handcrafted enamel lid.
A visit to Westminster Abbey, where the Trumps were met by the Duke of York, preceded tea at Clarence House with Charles and Camilla, ahead of a state banquet back at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening.
Shaper_pmp on June 3rd, 2019 at 17:21 UTC »
Brief summary of the anti-Trump protests scheduled for this visit:
USS McCain hat projected onto Madame Tussauds Comparative approval ratings for Obama and Trump projected onto the Tower of London The Trump Baby Blimp flies again! An enterprising youngster on Trump's anticipated flight-path mows "Oi Trump", a dick, a polar bear and the words "climate change is real" into his lawn. Trump is being denied several formal honours that we previously extended to Obama and even Bush, including not being able to stay at Buckingham Palace because renovations mean they "don't have room" for him to stay overnight... in a building with 240 bedrooms. A pretty much empty parade routeBrexit has been a sustained study in idiotic national self-harm, but sometimes I still fucking love this country.
newsreadhjw on June 3rd, 2019 at 16:35 UTC »
Giant "USS John McCain" projection? OMG. I have to congratulate our friends across the pond. This is epic, world-class trolling and I applaud them for it.
grixorbatz on June 3rd, 2019 at 15:58 UTC »
Freakin hilarious. Hey, they should also project the number of Twitter followers Obama’s got. It’s another symbolic penis envy stat that infuriates the shit out of his petty hateful ass.