“No, the president is not avoiding anything,” U.S. ambassador to the U.K. Woody Johnson said during a press conference, adding that London will be the base. “The president is merely trying to get as impactful a trip as he can get in a 24-hour period.”

Johnson said he and officials are “all aware of” the blimp and that the president is focusing on his goals for the trip and “appreciates free speech, both in this country and in our country.”

BREAKING: So it turns out that the Manafort Trial IS about the Trump Campaign after all! There goes that narrative @realDonaldTrump

Ever since Paul Manafort was originally charged with numerous counts of bank fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, the President, along with many of his surrogates and supporters, claimed that Manafort’s charges had absolutely nothing to do with the Trump Campaign.
Today we have confirmed that they were all wrong. CNN is now reporting that prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller will present evidence at Marafort’s trial indicating that a banker who provided Manafort with a $16 million loan was given a position in the Trump Campaign shortly thereafter. In what could best be described as a quid pro quo between Manafort, the banker and the Trump campaign, we now have a clear link between Manafort’s alleged crimes and the Trump campaign.