In July 2018, then-President Donald Trump visited London, drawing protests against the commander-in-chief and, on July 14, 2018, a rally supporting him.
Video from that event shows people chanting, “We love Trump.”
A clip from one video is newly spreading online since Trump won reelection. It’s also being mischaracterized.
“BREAKING: Massive rally in the UK for President Trump!” reads the text above a video in a Nov. 7 Instagram post.
The video opens with a clip of Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia’s Serb Republic, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat in Bosnia and Herzegovina, The video then cuts to the rally of people in the United Kingdom chanting, “We love Trump.”
It goes on to show other video clips.
“See this? From Croatia, to the UK, to the Middle East, & even Rus … the world is shifting quickly after Election Day,” the post’s caption says, wrongly describing the first clip as Croatia.
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This video is from July 14, 2018. It was posted on YouTube a few days later, and news outlets including Fox News reported on the rally.
“While the displays of right-wing support were nowhere near as large as the enormous anti-Trump march that demanded the international media’s attention the day before, it was still a significant show of support for Trump from those eager to counter the claim that Trump had been unanimously rejected by Britons,” Fox News said. “The day started with a small pro-Trump rally outside the U.S. Embassy, featuring numerous red ‘MAGA’ hats and U.S. and U.K. flags — as well as a few anti-Hillary Clinton shirts. Later, approximately 3,000 people turned out near Trafalgar Square to show their backing of Trump as well as jailed right-wing and anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson.”
We rate claims this video shows a rally in the United Kingdom after Election Day 2024 False.
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Instagram post, Nov. 7, 2024
YouTube, Pro Trump Rally London MASSIVE UK Crowd London 14th July, July 16, 2018
The New York Times, London’s ‘Trump Baby’ Balloon Flies as Protests Take Off Across U.K., July 13, 2018
Fox News, Trump supporters turn out in London a day after protests, July 14, 2018
U.S. Embassy of Consulates in the United Kingdom, Visits of Presidents of the United States to the United Kingdom, visited Nov. 13, 2024
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