Demonstrations to be held in Aberdeen and Edinburgh amid US president’s visit to Turnberry and Menie golf resorts
Protest organisers anticipate a wave of resistance to Donald Trump from Ayrshire to Aberdeenshire this weekend as Scots take to the streets to express “widespread anger” at what they termed the US president’s increasingly extreme policies.
The US president is expected to arrive in Scotland on Friday for a five-day private visit to his luxury golf resorts at Turnberry in Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire.
While it is not a formal trip, Keir Starmer will hold talks in Scotland with Trump on Monday. No press conference is scheduled, but the media are expected to attend the start of the discussions – opening the possibility for another freewheeling question and answer session by the president.
There is no expectation the protests will bring disorder or disruption, the assistant chief constable Emma Bond, Police Scotland’s gold command for the operation, insisted at a pre-visit briefing on Tuesday.
