President Trump played golf on Saturday at its course on the Scottish coast While the demonstrators across the country went down to the street to denounce its visit and accuse the leaders of the United Kingdom to bend American.
Trump and his son Eric played with the American ambassador to Great Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family company followed in 2014. Security was tight, and the demonstrators kept remote and invisible by the group during Mr. Trump’s round. He was dressed in black, with a white “USA” cap, and was seen by driving a golf cart.
The president seemed to play nine holes at the opening, stop for lunch, then leave for nine others. In the middle of the afternoon, the calendar security officials began to leave, suggesting that Mr. Trump was done for the day.
Alastair Grant / AP 
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the paved street and bordered by trees in front of the American consulate approximately 100 miles away in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Speakers told the crowd that Trump was not welcome and criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for hitting A recent trade agreement To avoid steep American prices on goods imported from the United Kingdom
Demonstrations have been planned in other cities as environmental activists, opponents of the War of Israel with Hamas to Gaza and pro-Ukraine groups have loosely formed a “Stop Trump Coalition”. Anita Bhadani, an organizer, said that the demonstrations were “a bit like a resistance carnival”.
Yunus Dalgic / Anadolu via Getty Images 
Mr. Trump’s late mother, Mary Anne Macleod, was born on Lewis Island in Scotland and the president suggested feeling at home in the country. But the demonstrators did their best to change this.
“I don’t think I could stay in place and do nothing,” said Amy White, 15, from Edinburgh, who attended her parents. She held a cardboard sign that said “we don’t negotiate with the fascists.” She said “so many people here hate him. We are not divided. We are not divided by religion, race or political allegiance, we are just here because we hate it.”
Other demonstrators had signs of photos with Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Like fervor on files In the case, has increasingly frustrated the president.
In the opinion of Mark Gorman, 63, of Edinburgh, “the vast majority of Scottish have this kind of feeling about Trump that, even if he has Scottish roots, he is a shame.”
Gorman, who works in advertising, said he came out “because I have a deep disdain for Donald Trump and everything he represents”.
Saturday’s demonstrations were not as important as the crowds that demonstrated through Scotland when Mr. Trump played Turnberry during his first mandate in 2018.
But, while the bagpipes played, people sang “Trump out!” And raised dozens of homemade panels that said things like “no red carpet for dictators”, “we don’t want you here” and “stop Trump. Migrants are welcome”.
A dog had a sign that said “no treats for tyrants”.
Some on the far right went to social networks to call for rallies supporting Mr. Trump in places like Glasgow.
Mr. Trump also plans to talk about trade With Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. But golf course is a major objective.
The family will also visit another Trump course near Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, before returning to Washington on Tuesday. The trumps will cut the ribbon and play a new second course in this area, which officially opens to the public next month.
Scottish Prime Minister John Swinney, who should also meet Trump during the visit, announced that public money was going to organize the 2025 Nexo Championship, previously known as the Scottish championship, during Mr. Trump’s first journey near Aberdeen next month.
“The Scottish government recognizes the importance and benefits of golf and golf events, including the stimulation of tourism and our economy,” said Swinney.
During a demonstration on Saturday in Aberdeen, Maggie Chapman, member of the Scottish Parliament, told the crowd of hundreds: “We are united, not only against Trump but against all that he and his policy represent.”
The president has long been pressure for Turnberry to welcome the British Open, which he has not done since he took over the property.
In an article on social networks on Saturday, Trump quoted the retired golfer Gary Player saying that Turnberry was among the “five best golf courses” in which he had played as a professional. The president, in the post, spelled the city where his golf course is located.
