Towering 'Baby Trump' protest balloon was knifed and deflated by someone unhappy with its appearance during Pres. Trump's trip to Alabama, organizers say.
A towering "Baby Trump" balloon -- which has become a popular symbol for critics of the president -- was knifed and deflated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday during President Donald Trump's visit to watch a collegiate football game.
The 20-foot-high, 13-foot wide balloon -- an orange, crying, diaper-wearing, cellphone-clutching caricature of Trump -- has become a global symbol of protest against the president. Activists in London first floated the blimp-like balloon in 2018 to protest Trump's visit to the United Kingdom. Now there are several replicas in the U.S. Just this week, the inflatable, diapered-depiction was in Lexington, Kentucky, ahead of a Trump rally.
Kennedy told the Associated Press that the day had been going mostly smoothly. Some people yelled"Trump 2020" as they passed, while others took selfies with or photos of the balloon. Then, around 1 p.m. , Hutchinson stuck a knife in it and ran off.After Hutchinson was released on bond, he posted another since-removed Facebook video, with the third quarter of the football game playing on a television behind him as people laughed and cheered.
In eight hours, the campaign raised nearly $15,000, surpassing its original goal of $6,000. Hutchinson said he would donate extra funds to the Republican Party.
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