A six-meter high cartoon baby blimp of U.S. President Donald Trump is flown as a protest against his visit, in Parliament Square in London, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo: Matt Dunham, AP)

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s, er, the President?

Following its first appearance at President Donald Trump’s inaugural visit to London last year, a 20-foot blimp depicting Trump as a diaper-donning baby will be raised again in protest of his three-day state visit, taking to the skies in Parliament Square on Tuesday.

The U.K.-based Stop Trump Coalition, which owns and manages the blimp, is reviving the baby blimp at 9 a.m. A series of protests will follow (sans baby blimp) at venues like the Buckingham Palace, where Trump is having dinner with Queen Elizabeth, and Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, where Trump will participate in commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

The latter event will include a fly-past with 25 modern and historical aircrafts. It is unlikely that the Trump blimp will emerge at this protest.

A recent poll by research firm YouGov and Queen Mary, University of London shows that over half of Londoners are opposed to Trump’s visit to Britain’s capital. Nationwide, however, 40 to 46% of Brits think the visits should go ahead.

Around 250,000 protesters were estimated when Trump last visited London in 2018.

U.K. news network Sky News spoofed the Trump blimp this weekend with an advertisement depicting it as looming large over the streets of London.

Contributing: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

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