A teenager who mowed a giant penis into his lawn to protest Donald Trump‘s state visit has turned his creation into a sea turtle following a police visit.
Ollie Nancarrow cut the words “Oi Trump” and “climate change is real” alongside images of a giant penis and a polar bear into a field on his family's land.
The A-Level student lives near Stansted Airport and hoped the controversial US president would spot the drawings when Air Force One touched down on Monday morning.
Mr Trump, who has frequently questioned the validity of climate science, arrived in the UK on Monday morning for a three-day state visit.
Detectives questioned the teenager on Monday evening and will meet him again later this week.
“Essex Police is looking into this matter to establish whether any offences have been committed,” a force spokesperson said.
Mr Nancarrow decided to alter the giant penis image after his protest gained widespread press and social media attention,
“We had a discussion about it and I said to Ollie ‘You’ve achieved what you set out to achieve’,” said Vanessa Ambler, his mother, according to the Bishop’s Stortford Independent.
The teenager is the founder of Born Eco, a website which connects shoppers with eco-friendly traders.
He founded the website after a 2018 trip to Borneo brought him into contact with rare sea turtles, which are affected by plastic pollution.
“I was sick and tired of leaders from around the world ignoring climate change and denying it exists,” he said.
Earlier this month the Trump administration instructed a major US government department to cease predicting the long term effects of the climate crisis, in a move which infuriated environmental campaigners.
Thousands of people protested against Mr Trump’s presence at a rally in London on Tuesday but the US president dismissed the existence of the crowds as “fake news”.
Mr Trump will travel to Portsmouth on Wednesday to take part in commemorations of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
