'Trump Baby' Blimp Flies at US President's 'Homecoming' Event (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While holding banners calling for the impeachment of the US president, protesters gathered in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday to fly a "Baby Trump" blimp ahead of a Donald Trump campaign.
Police were seen present as they separated anti-Trump demonstration and a pro-Trump one, with rival protesters heard arguing with each other.
Trump held what his campaign dubbed a “homecoming rally” near Miami Tuesday, continuing to lash out at the ongoing impeachment inquiry in a state that will be crucial to his 2020 reelection bid.
The rally was Trump’s first in the state since he officially changed his residency last month from Trump Tower in New York to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.
The Florida Democratic Party also is planning a "Rally to Defeat Trump," and representatives have asked members to gather at an entrance to the BB&T Center. "He is not the first person to move to Florida to retire," Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo said in a statement, Newsweek reported.
Democratic strategist Craig Smith started a GoFundMe page to fly the Trump baby blimp, which depicts an angry president in a diaper and has made its rounds around the world. As of early afternoon Tuesday, more than $4,000 had been raised, exceeding the $3,700 goal. Democrats are counting on Trump's appearances in Florida to fuel a backlash against him.
Florida is a critical state for Trump, as it is the biggest swing state with 29 of the 270 electoral votes required for a candidate to be elected president. In the 2016 election, Trump won Florida by with 49 percent of the popular vote, barely edging out Hillary Clinton, with her 47.9 percent share. But within Broward County, the bluest county in the Sunshine State, Trump won 31.4 percent while Clinton got 66.5 percent of the vote.
