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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Baby Blimp Will Appear At Trump's July 4 Military Display. Kind Of.
The government wont allow the legendary balloon to be filled with helium and banned it from the Lincoln Memorial, where Trump will speak.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/baby-trump-blimp-will-appear-at-trumps-july-4th-military-display-kind-of_n_5d1b7446e4b07f6ca5848735
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A guest is also scheduled to make an appearance: the infamous Trump baby blimp used around the world to mock the president. The National Park Service on Monday signed off on a permit by activist group Codepink to feature the balloon, but it included some caveats that might deflate the impact.
The permit ... does not allow the balloon to be filled with any helium, only air, and the permit is not in the location we requested within line of sight of the Lincoln Memorial where President Trump will be speaking, Codepink said in a press release obtained by USA Today.
During the presidents recent visit to the U.K., the 20-foot balloon featuring a diaper-wearing Trump soared above Parliament Square.
Trump said after seeing the blimp fly in London a year earlier that it made him feel unwelcome.
I guess something is better than nothing...
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Trump Baby Blimp Will Appear At Trump's July 4 Military Display. Kind Of. (Original Post)
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
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Sneederbunk
(14,298 posts)1. It only needs to be in the line of sight of cameras.
hlthe2b
(102,340 posts)2. will air be enough to let it to fully rise? It is not a light balloon, I don't believe
Blue Owl
(50,486 posts)3. Fill it w/ regular air then attach it to a bunch of other helium balloons
jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)7. Attach it to 10-foot poles
Attach 10-foot poles to the baby's front and have protestors carry it along or simply stake the poles to something even higher off the ground.
Of course, that might break the "I wouldn't touch Trump with a 10-foot pole rule" that most of us adhere to.
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)4. Secret service will probably be issued BB guns
C_U_L8R
(45,018 posts)5. No wonder Trumpstain called out the tanks
He's such a thin-skinned coward.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)8. Suspend it from the Washington monument nt