'Baby Trump' Blimp Is Coming To Bedminster

BEDMINSTER, NJ — It's a bird. It's a plane. It's soon to be "Baby Trump" floating over Bedminster.

The 20-foot-tall balloon — depicting President Donald Trump as an angry, diaper-wearing, cell phone-carrying baby — will soon grace the skies over his golf course thanks to a group of activists from New Jersey.

The balloon made its debut on Friday when Trump visited Great Britain. That's when activist and Hillsborough local Didier Jimenez-Castro got the idea to bring the balloon to America.

Jimenez-Castro contacted the balloon's manufacturer and started a GoFundMe on Friday to raise money to have one shipped to him. By Sunday afternoon, enough money was raised and then some. As of Monday $6,324 has been raised of $4,500 goal.

The additional funds will be used to support the Baby Trump Tour, which locals can follow on Twitter and Facebook.

Jimenez-Castro said he wanted to bring the balloon to Bedminster so that he could "get under his skin as much as we can."

Trump most recently visited the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster on July 5 through July 8.

"Baby Trump" will arrive in the U.S. in about four weeks. Activists are looking to plan "Baby Trump's" American-debut when the President is visiting Bedminster.

After its debut in Bedminster, the balloon is expected to go on tour to New York City and down the East Coast, which would include a stop in Philadelphia, Jiménez told the phillyvoice.com.

In the meantime while waiting for the balloon's arrival, the grassroots group is working on putting together a team of experienced organizers to manage the tour. Those interested can submit their location for consideration on the Facebook page here.

For more information on the GoFundMe page click here.

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