'Baby Trump' balloon makes an appearance at Florida rally -- with its own security team

SUNRISE, Fla. — President Donald Trump arrived at his self-described “homecoming” rally at a hockey arena in suburban Broward County on Tuesday with an escort that included armored vehicles, a counterassault team and Secret Service agents.

The 20-foot-tall, world-famous Baby Trump balloon was there too, as part of a Democratic “unwelcoming” committee hosted by the state party. And it turned out, Baby Trump had a security detail, too.

The balloon, one of six “cloned” from the original balloon crafted by British artist Matthew Bonner in 2018, was carefully monitored by police officers — plus a group of volunteers who are specially trained to deescalate crowds who may get boisterous when they behold the bright orange, diaper-wearing, cellphone-clutching figure.

The balloon was attacked earlier this month by a man who rushed forward and knifed it during the president’s visit to watch the Alabama vs. LSU college football game, leaving it half deflated on the ground.

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