They banged drums. They played extremely loud music. They let off foul-smelling smoke from a can. Thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in central London to protest against Us president Donald Trump’s presence in the UK, accusing the UK government of kowtowing to him by hosting him for a state visit for the second time.
Some of the placards read “Trump poisons democracy’s blood,” “Trump’s a wanker,” and “Tiny dicktator.” On one banner, surrounding a depiction of the US president as an infant wearing a diaper, were the words “Get the baby out of here”—a reference to the giant orange Trump Baby balloon that flew in the capital during Trump’s