The PresidentOn Saturday, Donald Trump spent time with his beloved sport, golf, at his Turnberry club on the west coast of Scotland. As is customary, protesters nationwide have voiced their opposition to his visit.
Warren Stephens, the American ambassador to the United Kingdom, and his son, Eric Trump, accompanied the president. Despite voicing their disapproval of the President, protesters avoided the course, which has been owned by the Trump family since 2014.
Trump apparently played an 18-hole round while taking a lunch break in between. He was dressed in his trademark black and white USAcap, as usual. Security remained tight throughout the day while the President was there, and by the afternoon, plainclothes officers had slowly left, assuming that the President had finished his game.
Tons of protesters gathered in front of the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh, which is almost 100 miles distant. Protesters attacked U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmertoo for having a trade agreement with them that prevented increased tariffs on British goods, in addition to criticizing the US President’s visit.
Protesters also sought to refute Trump’s frequent references to his love for Scotland, whose mother was born on the Isle of Lewis.
Amy White, 15, from Edinburgh, stated, “I don’t think I could just stand by and not do anything.” holding a sign made of cardboard that reads We don’t bargain with fascists, she continued, adding that a lot of people here despise him and that’s why we’re all here. In addition, a number of other protesters expressed growing annoyance about the issue by waving sign boards that connected Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
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According to a resident of Edinburgh named Mark Gorman, the overwhelming majority of Scots believe that Trump is a disgrace despite his Scottish ancestry. Gorman, an advertising professional, went on to say, “I hold Donald Trump and everything he stands for in the lowest regard.” Participants in Saturday’s protests were boisterous while being somewhat smaller than those during Donald Trump’s primary presidential term in 2018.
Trump Out! was chanted as they walked throughout the streets and played. Stop Trump, “No red carpet for dictators,” were written on homemade signs. We welcome migrants, but we don’t want you here. No treats for tyrants was the message displayed by a protester’s dog.
Additionally, it is anticipated that Trump will have some trade talks with Prime Minister Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. He will also visit his course in Aberdeen as part of his tour, where he will take part in the opening of a second course that will be accessible to the public next month.
