Now Mayor Khan is humiliated on TV for his orange baby balloon stunt
SADIQ Khan yesterday faced claims he has put a future trade deal with the US in jeopardy by allowing a giant balloon showing Donald Trump in a nappy to fly over London during his visit.
The decision to approve the blimp depicting the President as an orange baby near Parliament has caused outcry.
The 20ft balloon, dubbed ‘Trump Baby’, has been granted permission to rise above Parliament Square Gardens for two hours on Friday morning.
The London mayor said he supported the decision taken by the Greater London Authority. In a frank exchange with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain, Mr Khan said: ‘My views are irrelevant.
‘The issue is, do they have freedom to protest, freedom to assemble and should they be allowed to do so? If it’s peaceful and it’s safe they should, Piers.’
But Mr Morgan hit back: ‘My point is you’ve endorsed this to be flying at Parliament. We are going to need a good trade deal with America and the image that will go around the world, we know, is going to be him in a nappy as a baby.’
Mr Morgan asked the mayor if he would have endorsed a giant black baby blimp of Barack Obama during his presidency, or an image depicting Mr Khan as a pig despite that being offensive to Muslims.
Mr Khan said: ‘If it’s peaceful and if it’s safe. Look, I can’t be the censor. It’s not for me to decide what’s in good taste or bad taste.’
Critics of Mr Khan are raising money to fly a balloon of the mayor dressed in a nappy over London.