London – Effigy Of Donald Trump To Be Burned At UK Bonfire Display

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    A view of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity effigy of US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, after being unveiled in Edenbridge, England, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016.  The Edenbridge effigy always portrays a figure from the news, before being set afire on Britain's traditional bonfire night Nov. 5. (Gareth Fuller / PA via AP)London – A British town is burning a giant effigy of Donald Trump, holding the head of Hillary Clinton, at its annual bonfire celebrations.

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    Britons light bonfires and set off fireworks on or near Nov. 5 to commemorate Guy Fawkes’ failed plot in 1605 to blow up Parliament.

    Organizers of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society say the U.S. presidential candidate was the overwhelming choice for this year’s celebrity effigy, which will go up in flames on Saturday to open the annual fireworks display.

    The model stands 36 feet (11 meters) high.

    The group, based in Edenbridge, south of London, is known for burning a huge celebrity effigy, stuffed with fireworks and newspapers, alongside the traditional figure of Fawkes.

    Last year’s effigy was of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, the former world soccer chief.
    People view the Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity effigy of US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, after being unveiled in Edenbridge, England, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016.  The Edenbridge effigy always portrays a figure from the news, before being set afire on Britain's traditional bonfire night Nov. 5. (Gareth Fuller / PA via AP)


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    RebelSheep
    RebelSheep
    7 years ago

    I think I’ll celebrate it this year despite being American.

    7 years ago

    The U.K. Is a sick country. They ban people like Michael Savage, but extreme Imams they accept with arms wide opened. The brexit vote shows the masses are with Trump!

    SammyPos
    SammyPos
    7 years ago

    I don’t think we have to get too carried away with this. It’s just some shtik without any political intentions! Sounds funny, so why not?

    abilenetx
    abilenetx
    7 years ago

    Now that the EU and Britexit are now arab countries who will eventually have more immigrants then their own citizens, I don’t think they have much to say about anything. Maybe they are jealous that we have not taken the bait of those poor souls that need saving, now the Europeans are the souls that need saving.