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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Scotland protests Trump – with wit, bite and bagpipes
EDINBURGH, Scotland — With witty placards, blaring bagpipes and terse lines in the sand, Scots are protesting President Donald Trump's visit to their nation this weekend in their own inimitable way. On Sunday, near a statue of William Wallace in central Aberdeen, an activist set up a desk draped with a U.S. flag bearing the word 'sorry' and offered apologies to passersby for America's 'failings.'
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Scotland locals protest Trump's visit with cruel signs... as unbothered president enjoys his golf getaway
Protesters across Scotland took to the streets to decry President Donald Trump 's visit on Saturday while accusing United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American. The protests seemed to be far from Trump's mind as he played golf alongside his son, Eric, and with the US ambassador to Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family's company took over in 2014. Security was tight and protesters were kept some distance away, unable to be seen by the group during Trump's round. Trump was dressed in black, with a white 'USA' cap, and was spotted driving a golf cart. The president appeared to play an opening nine holes, stop for lunch, then head out for the back nine. By the middle of the afternoon, plainclothes security officials began leaving, suggesting Trump was done for the day. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the cobblestone and tree-lined street in front of the US Consulate about 100 miles away in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Speakers told the crowd that Trump was not welcome and criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for striking a recent trade deal to avoid stiff US tariffs on goods imported from the U.K. Protests were planned in other cities as environmental activists, opponents of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza and pro-Ukraine groups loosely formed a 'Stop Trump Coalition.' Anita Bhadani, an organizer, said the protests were 'kind of like a carnival of resistance.' Trump's late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland and the president has suggested he feels at home in the country, but the protesters did their best to change that. 'I don't think I could just stand by and not do anything,' said Amy White, 15, of Edinburgh, who attended with her parents. She held a cardboard sign that said 'We don't negotiate with fascists.' She said 'so many people here loathe him. We're not divided. We're not divided by religion, or race or political allegiance, we're just here together because we hate him.' Other demonstrators held signs with pictures with Trump and Jeffrey Epstein as the fervor over files in the case has increasingly frustrated the president. In the view of Mark Gorman, 63, of Edinburgh, 'the vast majority of Scots have this sort of feeling about Trump that, even though he has Scottish roots, he's a disgrace.' Gorman, who works in advertising, said he came out 'because I have deep disdain for Donald Trump and everything that he stands for.' No protesters were arrested at the Turnberry demonstrations, according to police. A 50-year-old woman was issued with a recorded police warning in connection with alleged threatening behavior at a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the US consulate in Edinburgh. In Glasgow, a woman aged 49 was arrested at a 'mass deportation rally' led by Nick Tenconi, which was met by a counter-protest in George Square. The woman, who was a counter-protester, was arrested in connection with an alleged obstruction of the police and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. Police Scotland said two arrests were made in Aberdeen at 'other events' on Saturday, but not at a huge anti-Trump demonstration in the city. A spokesperson said the force 'took action at demonstrations and protest events' but did not make any arrests at Trump rallies across the country. Saturday's protests were not nearly as large as the throngs that demonstrated across Scotland when Trump played at Turnberry during his first term in 2018. But as bagpipes played, people chanted 'Trump Out!' and raised dozens of homemade signs that said things like 'No red carpet for dictators,' 'We don't want you here' and 'Stop Trump. Migrants welcome.' One dog had a sign that said 'No treats for tyrants.' Some on the far right took to social media to call for gatherings supporting Trump in places such as Glasgow. Trump also plans to talk trade with Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. But golf is a major focus. The family will also visit another Trump course near Aberdeen in northeastern Scotland, before returning to Washington on Tuesday. The Trumps will cut the ribbon and play a new, second course in that area, which officially opens to the public next month. Scottish First Minister John Swinney, who is also set to meet with Trump during the visit, announced that public money will go to staging the 2025 Nexo Championship, previously known previously as the Scottish Championship, at Trump's first course near Aberdeen next month. 'The Scottish Government recognizes the importance and benefits of golf and golf events, including boosting tourism and our economy,' Swinney said. But Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie likened the awarding of public cash to the tournament to 'handing some pocket money to the school bully'. At a protest Saturday in Aberdeen, Scottish Parliament member Maggie Chapman told the crowd of hundreds: 'We stand in solidarity, not only against Trump but against everything he and his politics stand for. 'He believes that climate change isn't real, he believes that cutting services for those in the world with the least is the right thing to do,' Chapman said. 'We say no to all of those things, not in our name, never in our name.' With Trump having last year been convicted by a New York jury of falsifying business records, she said the president was a 'convicted felon'. And she told the PA news agency: 'He is not welcome in Scotland, he is certainly not welcome in Aberdeenshire. 'We know that he is a convicted felon. We also know that all of the promises he has repeatedly made to Scotland have come to nothing, there hasn't been the development of jobs or houses that he promised when he opened his course in Aberdeenshire a few years ago.'
ABC News
3 days ago
- Politics
- ABC News
Scottish protesters take to streets to decry Donald Trump's visit
Protesters have taken to the streets of Scotland to decry US President Donald Trump's visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the president. Mr Trump and his son Eric played golf with the US ambassador to Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family's company took over in 2014. Security was tight and protesters were kept at a distance during Mr Trump's round. He was dressed in black, with a white USA cap, and was spotted driving a golf cart. The president appeared to play an opening nine holes, stop for lunch, then head out for nine more. By the middle of the afternoon, plain-clothes security officials began leaving, suggesting Mr Trump was done for the day. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the cobblestone and tree-lined street in front of the US consulate about 160 kilometres away in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Speakers told the crowd Mr Trump was not welcome and criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for striking a recent trade deal to avoid stiff US tariffs on goods imported from the UK. Protests were planned in other cities as environmental activists, opponents of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza and pro-Ukraine groups loosely formed a Stop Trump Coalition. Anita Bhadani, an organiser, said the protests were "kind of like a carnival of resistance". Mr Trump's late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland and the president has suggested he feels at home in the country. But the protesters did their best to change that. "I don't think I could just stand by and not do anything," said Amy White, 15, of Edinburgh, who attended with her parents. She held a cardboard sign that said: "We don't negotiate with fascists." Other demonstrators held signs of pictures with Mr Trump and Jeffrey Epstein as the fervour over files in the case has increasingly frustrated the president. "The vast majority of Scots have this sort of feeling about Trump that, even though he has Scottish roots, he's a disgrace," said Mark Gorman, 63, of Edinburgh. Mr Gorman said he came out "because I have deep disdain for Donald Trump and everything that he stands for". Saturday's protests were not nearly as large as the throngs that demonstrated across Scotland when Mr Trump played at Turnberry during his first term in 2018. But, as bagpipes played, people chanted "Trump Out!" and raised dozens of homemade signs that said things like "No red carpet for dictators", "We don't want you here" and "Stop Trump. Migrants welcome." One dog had a sign that said, "No treats for tyrants." Some on the far right took to social media to call for gatherings supporting Mr Trump in places such as Glasgow. Mr Trump also plans to talk trade with Mr Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. But golf is a major focus. The family will also visit another Trump course near Aberdeen in north-eastern Scotland, before returning to Washington on Tuesday. The Trump family will cut the ribbon and play a new, second course in that area, which officially opens to the public next month. Scottish First Minister John Swinney, who is also set to meet with the US president during his visit, announced that public money would go to staging the 2025 Nexo Championship, previously known as the Scottish Championship, at Mr Trump's first course near Aberdeen next month. "The Scottish government recognises the importance and benefits of golf and golf events, including boosting tourism and our economy," Mr Swinney said. At a protest on Saturday in Aberdeen, Scottish MP Maggie Chapman told the crowd of hundreds: "We stand in solidarity, not only against Trump but against everything he and his politics stand for." The president has long lobbied for Turnberry to host the British Open, which it has not done since he took over ownership. AP
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American. Trump and his son Eric played with the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family's company took over in 2014. Security was tight, and protesters kept at a distance wand unseen by the group during Trump's round. He was dressed in black, with a white 'USA' cap, and was spotted driving a golf cart. The president appeared to play an opening nine holes, stop for lunch, then head out for nine more. By the middle of the afternoon, plainclothes security officials began leaving, suggesting Trump was done for the day. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the cobblestone and tree-lined street in front of the U.S. Consulate about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Speakers told the crowd that Trump was not welcome and criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for striking a recent trade deal to avoid stiff U.S. tariffs on goods imported from the U.K. Protests were planned in other cities as environmental activists, opponents of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza and pro-Ukraine groups loosely formed a 'Stop Trump Coalition.' Anita Bhadani, an organizer, said the protests were 'kind of like a carnival of resistance.' Trump's late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland and the president has suggested he feels at home in the country. But the protesters did their best to change that. 'I don't think I could just stand by and not do anything,' said Amy White, 15, of Edinburgh, who attended with her parents. She held a cardboard sign that said 'We don't negotiate with fascists.' She said 'so many people here loathe him. We're not divided. We're not divided by religion, or race or political allegiance, we're just here together because we hate him.' Other demonstrators held signs of pictures with Trump and Jeffrey Epstein as the fervor over files in the case has increasingly frustrated the president. In the view of Mark Gorman, 63, of Edinburgh, 'the vast majority of Scots have this sort of feeling about Trump that, even though he has Scottish roots, he's a disgrace.' Gorman, who works in advertising, said he came out 'because I have deep disdain for Donald Trump and everything that he stands for.' Saturday's protests were not nearly as large as the throngs that demonstrated across Scotland when Trump played at Turnberry during his first term in 2018. But, as bagpipes played, people chanted 'Trump Out!' and raised dozens of homemade signs that said things like 'No red carpet for dictators,' 'We don't want you here' and 'Stop Trump. Migrants welcome.' One dog had a sign that said 'No treats for tyrants.' Some on the far right took to social media to call for gatherings supporting Trump in places such as Glasgow. Trump also plans to talk trade with Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. But golf is a major focus. The family will also visit another Trump course near Aberdeen in northeastern Scotland, before returning to Washington on Tuesday. The Trumps will cut the ribbon and play a new, second course in that area, which officially opens to the public next month. Scottish First Minister John Swinney, who is also set to meet with Trump during the visit, announced that public money will go to staging the 2025 Nexo Championship, previously known previously as the Scottish Championship, at Trump's first course near Aberdeen next month. 'The Scottish Government recognizes the importance and benefits of golf and golf events, including boosting tourism and our economy,' Swinney said. At a protest Saturday in Aberdeen, Scottish Parliament member Maggie Chapman told the crowd of hundreds: 'We stand in solidarity, not only against Trump but against everything he and his politics stand for.' The president has long lobbied for Turnberry to host the British Open , which it has not done since he took over ownership. In a social media post Saturday, Trump quoted the retired golfer Gary Player as saying Turnberry was among the 'Top Five Greatest Golf Courses' he had played in as a professional. The president, in the post, misspelled the city where his golf course is located, ___ This story has been corrected to reflect that the Trump family's company took over Turnberry in 2014, not 2008.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Politics
- Forbes
Trump Golfs In Scotland Amid Protests And Epstein Files Backlash
Protesters across Scotland demonstrated against President Donald Trump's visit after he arrived Friday and started with a round of golf at the Trump Turnberry course—the first of a few stops he plans to make in the country amid continued backlash linked to his handling and dismissal of the Epstein files. President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he plays golf at the Trump Turnberry golf course in ... More Turnberry, Scotland, Saturday, July 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Trump hit the links at the Trump Turnberry course near the start of his visit and will later celebrate the opening of a new golf course at Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen. The president also plans to hold tariff talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the brief visit. Trump's visit has been met with protests from some Scots who demonstrated in Aberdeen and outside the office of the Consulate General of the United States in Edinburgh, with signs blasting the president for his 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, his support of Israel and his handling of the Epstein files. When asked about the Epstein files after landing in Scotland, Trump told reporters, 'I'm not focused on conspiracy theories that you are.' Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts : We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here . Trump protesters gather at Union Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland. Photo by JeffA demonstrator holds a photo of Trump and Epstein captioned "Best Pals Forever." Photo by JeffA protester hold a large sign satirizing Trump. Photo by JeffPeople take part in a Stop Trump protest outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh. Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images Demonstrators protest in Aberdeen's Union Terrace. Photo by JeffA protestor holds a sign outside the Consulate General of the United States. Getty Images A sign featuring a photo with Trump's face captioned "RESIST." Photo byTrump has been pressed by critics and supporters alike in recent weeks over his administration's approach to the Epstein files—documents related to investigations into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. The administration has specifically been scrutinized for not releasing the full tranche of documents and its conflicting messages around their existence. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News in February that Epstein's client list was 'sitting on her desk right now,' but the Justice Department later issued a report claiming there is no evidence such a list exists. Trump has received further backlash after the Wall Street Journal reported, citing senior officials, that Trump was informed his name is in the Epstein files (which the White House called a 'fake news story') and another article from the Journal citing documents that alleged a sexually suggestive birthday card written by Trump was sent to Epstein for the disgraced financier's 50th birthday. Trump has denied writing the birthday card and sued the Journal over the story. Trump has downplayed the files and blasted 'past supporters' for demanding their release. His administration has pushed for the release of grand jury testimony linked to Epstein's indictment, though a judge recently denied the request, which may never clear a number of legal hurdles needed to get the jury documents published. Critics have also pointed out the documents mainly focus on Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, not the network of people potentially linked to them. Further Reading Trump Deflects: Promises 'List' Of 'Hedge Fund Guys' Who 'Lived With Jeffrey Epstein' (Forbes) Why Trump's Epstein Case Against Wall Street Journal Could Backfire On Him (Forbes)
