Protests expected as Trump heads to Scotland for five-day visit

Protesters in Scotland say they will mount a wave of resistance as US President Donald Trump prepares to travel to the country on Friday for a five-day private visit.

Trump is traveling to his golf resort in the small village of Turnberry, on the west coast, where he will meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, before going to his other resort near Aberdeen, on the other side of Scotland, and open an 18-hole course dedicated to his Scottish-born mother Mary.

Several protest groups, ranging from trade unions and climate justice campaigners to sections of the American diaspora and Palestinian and Ukrainian advocacy groups, are planning to demonstrate against the US president under the umbrella of the “Stop Trump Coalition.” Protests are scheduled for Saturday in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dumfries.

Police Scotland are expected to deploy thousands of officers during Trump’s visit, according to PA Media.

Assistant Chief Constable Emma Bond told CNN in a statement that the visit “will require a significant police operation using local, national and specialist resources from across Police Scotland, supported by colleagues from other UK police forces.” Trump himself is expected to stay at his golf resorts, away from the public.