AN advertising van displaying an image of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein together has been confiscated by police, according to campaigners.
The group Everyone Hates Elon had been displaying the van in Windsor on Wednesday morning as the US president is in the UK on a state visit.
Trump is attending a series of private engagements with the royal family at Windsor throughout the day.
The National understands that journalists in attendance were held and questioned by police for around 30 minutes.
However, a Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “Security checks are a necessary part of our response to ensure the safety of the state visit and all those in the area.
“The driver was at risk of breaching the Road Traffic Regulations Act, and after a brief conversation with officers the motorist left the area.
“No arrests were made and no vehicles were seized.
“We have been clear with the public that an enhanced police presence would be in place due to the state visit.”
A spokesperson for Everyone Hates Elon said: "We’re sick of the US’s influence on the UK – whether it's billionaires like Elon Musk or billionaire backers like Donald Trump.
“Trump is bringing over tech billionaires to the UK this week just as his former adviser Musk spoke to a far-right rally in central London.
“They want us to think the US is a good influence – but the truth is Trump is an abuser who was friends with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. How can that be good for anyone in the UK?
“There’s no way we’re letting him use our country to polish his image. We’re ready to make sure Epstein haunts him everywhere he goes.”
It follows a similar campaign by the group, who unfurled a 400m² banner displaying the infamous picture of Trump and Epstein. A video of the stunt garnered almost three million likes across Instagram and TikTok.
Elsewhere, four individuals were arrested for projecting similar images and videos on the front of Windsor Castle in a campaign led by activist group Led by Donkeys.
Alongside pictures and videos of Trump and Epstein, a letter allegedly written by the president reading "To Jeff – you are the greatest! Donald" was displayed.
Images of Prince Andrew, who has been linked to the notorious paedophile, were also shown on the castle.
Police called the move a "public stunt" and that four adults had been arrested on suspicions of malicious communications following the “unauthorised projection”.
Trump's second state visit has been met with protests across the UK and is largely being kept behind closed doors, with only one press event scheduled before he returns to the US.
