Trump baby balloon: giant blimp takes to the sky above Edinburgh after being transported from London | London Evening Standard

Trump baby balloon: giant blimp takes to the sky above Edinburgh after being transported from LondonA blimp resembling US President Donald Trump floats above demonstrators marching to protest against the visit of Trump, in Edinburgh, ScotlandREUTERS

The giant balloon depicting Donald Trump as an angry baby clutching a smartphone was flown above a large crowd at a protest in Edinburgh today.

Pictures showed the blimp rising high over The Meadows in Edinburgh where nearly 8,000 protesters had gathered after marching through the streets of the city to protest the US President’s visit to the UK.

It came as Mr Trump was relaxing on his golf course at his Turnberry resort in Ayrshire.

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The 20ft inflatable depicting the US president as a nappy-clad baby was brought north of the border after being flown above Parliament Square in London where 250,000 people marched on Friday.

The blimp has become a symbol of the protests against Trump's visit to the UKREUTERS

It prompted Mr Trump to say it made him "feel unwelcome" in the city, on his second day of a four-day UK visit.

The balloon has become a symbol of the protests against the US president's first official visit to Britain.

The "Baby Trump" balloon joins Scotland United Against Trump demonstrators at the "Carnival of Resistance" in Edinburgh, to protest against the visit of the US President Donald Trump to the UKPA

Many of the demonstrators in Edinburgh carried placards bearing images of the "Baby Donald" balloon, along with the slogan "Dump Trump."

Campaigners had confirmed the blimp would fly in the Meadows, where the protest march against the US presidents ends, from around noon.

The blimp is inflated ready for a protest in Edinburgh, ScotlandGetty Images

An Edinburgh City Council spokeswoman: "The council, Police Scotland and the Civil Aviation Authority were happy to give it the go-ahead as there were no security concerns."

Protester Leo Murray, one of the blimp's "babysitters", said: "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."

The city park is the latest location chosen for the giant balloon, after parliamentary officials rejected a request for it to fly at Holyrood.

The Baby Trump balloon floats in the distance as a man dressed in a kilt waves the Scottish Flag and the flag of the European UnionGetty Images

Earlier, plans to fly it above the Trump Turnberry golf course as the president visits there this weekend were blocked due to airspace restrictions.

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It took two hours for the Edinburgh march to weave its way through the city Saturday, much to the amusement of tourists and motorists, who beeped their horns in support.