Activists say they are in talks with London authorities over whether the balloon will be allowed to fly over Parliament Square, in central London, at the same time as planned protests there against Donald Trump, which 200,000 people say they are interested in attending.
“This is not a protest against America or Americans. This is a protest against what Donald Trump is turning America into,” Leo Murray, the British environmentalist who came up with the idea to make the balloon, said to TIME in London on Tuesday.
US president will make a “working visit” to the UK on Friday 13 July as tens of thousands planning to protest Trump's UK Visit.
The visit, which will take place immediately after a Nato summit in Brussels, will include bilateral talks with British prime ministe, Theresa May and the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Trump originally planned to open the new Battersea-based US embassy in January but canceled the visit amid protest fears.
Many Britons have vowed to stage protests if Trump visits, with several politicians having previously voiced their opposition to Trump being granted a state visit.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said earlier in the year Trump was not welcome in London because of what he called Trump’s “divisive agenda”.
Amnesty International UK’s director, Kate Allen, said: “When Donald Trump arrives on these shores, we and thousands of our supporters will very definitely be making our voices heard.
Theresa May has warned Donald Trump to steer clear of London when he visits the UK in July and meet her at Chequers. The US President is also set to
Trump his first visit to the country since he was elected in 2016 will also be asked to have tea with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, a royal residence west of London and not at Buckingham Palace.
