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| Protests begin ahead of Trump arrival in Scotland | Protests begin ahead of Trump arrival in Scotland |
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| Protestors have gathered in Glasgow ahead of the arrival of US president Donald Trump, who is currently flying to Scotland. | |
| Mr Trump will spend the weekend at his Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire after completing his two-day working trip to the UK. | Mr Trump will spend the weekend at his Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire after completing his two-day working trip to the UK. |
| The Scotland United Against Trump group said it hoped to attract about 3,000 people to the George Square protest. | The Scotland United Against Trump group said it hoped to attract about 3,000 people to the George Square protest. |
| Further demonstrations against Mr Trump will be held elsewhere in the country. | Further demonstrations against Mr Trump will be held elsewhere in the country. |
| Speakers at the George Square rally will include SNP deputy leader Keith Brown and Labour leader Richard Leonard, who said they hoped the protest would send out a message that Scotland opposed Mr Trump's "politics of division and hatred". | Speakers at the George Square rally will include SNP deputy leader Keith Brown and Labour leader Richard Leonard, who said they hoped the protest would send out a message that Scotland opposed Mr Trump's "politics of division and hatred". |
| Among the placards carried by campaigners were messages against the US president's policies including "Give the weans Irn Bru not iron cages" while others urged him to go home, with signs saying "Bolt ya rocket and make Scotland great again". | Among the placards carried by campaigners were messages against the US president's policies including "Give the weans Irn Bru not iron cages" while others urged him to go home, with signs saying "Bolt ya rocket and make Scotland great again". |
| Anti-Trump campaigners have also gathered in Dundee, while further protests are expected to target his Turnberry and Menie golf courses as well as the US consulate in Edinburgh. | Anti-Trump campaigners have also gathered in Dundee, while further protests are expected to target his Turnberry and Menie golf courses as well as the US consulate in Edinburgh. |
| And a "national demonstration" will gather outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Saturday, with protestors walking to the Meadows for a "carnival of resistance". | And a "national demonstration" will gather outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Saturday, with protestors walking to the Meadows for a "carnival of resistance". |
| Huge numbers of protestors have also been marching through the streets of London. | Huge numbers of protestors have also been marching through the streets of London. |
| The president met both Prime Minister Theresa May and the Queen earlier on Friday, and has now boarded Air Force One and is on his way to Scotland. | |
| He is being hosted by the UK government throughout his trip, which has been billed as an opportunity to boost trade links and strengthen co-operation on security, and will be welcomed to Scotland by Scottish Secretary David Mundell. | He is being hosted by the UK government throughout his trip, which has been billed as an opportunity to boost trade links and strengthen co-operation on security, and will be welcomed to Scotland by Scottish Secretary David Mundell. |
| His arrival in Scotland will spark a major security operation, but police have insisted they want to strike a balance between "protection and public safety and the public's right to peacefully protest". | His arrival in Scotland will spark a major security operation, but police have insisted they want to strike a balance between "protection and public safety and the public's right to peacefully protest". |
| The BBC's Frankie McCamley, who is at Turnberry, said the area had been "saturated" with security personnel, with police snipers crouched on three tiers of temporary scaffolding overlooking the golf course and other officers roaming the grounds. | The BBC's Frankie McCamley, who is at Turnberry, said the area had been "saturated" with security personnel, with police snipers crouched on three tiers of temporary scaffolding overlooking the golf course and other officers roaming the grounds. |
| Roads into the area have been blocked off with cars being stopped and thoroughly searched before entering, while officers are guarding the beach as a police boat carries out practice drills about a quarter of a mile out to sea. | Roads into the area have been blocked off with cars being stopped and thoroughly searched before entering, while officers are guarding the beach as a police boat carries out practice drills about a quarter of a mile out to sea. |
| Away from the village, the main road from Prestwick - where Airforce One is due to land - has been cleared of cars, with owners asked to park them elsewhere. | Away from the village, the main road from Prestwick - where Airforce One is due to land - has been cleared of cars, with owners asked to park them elsewhere. |
| Police Scotland has already banned a 6m (20ft) balloon depicting Mr Trump as an angry baby in a nappy from being flown above Turnberry. | Police Scotland has already banned a 6m (20ft) balloon depicting Mr Trump as an angry baby in a nappy from being flown above Turnberry. |
| Organisers had hoped to fly it at the protest outside the Scottish Parliament instead, but Holyrood officials have banned it too after ruling it would "not be an appropriate use of the parliament's grounds". | Organisers had hoped to fly it at the protest outside the Scottish Parliament instead, but Holyrood officials have banned it too after ruling it would "not be an appropriate use of the parliament's grounds". |
| The balloon will instead be flown at the Meadows in Edinburgh during Saturday's anti-Trump carnival. | The balloon will instead be flown at the Meadows in Edinburgh during Saturday's anti-Trump carnival. |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan had granted permission for the blimp to fly over Westminster for two hours on Friday. | London Mayor Sadiq Khan had granted permission for the blimp to fly over Westminster for two hours on Friday. |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been an outspoken critic of Mr Trump, but the Scottish government has urged his opponents to protest peacefully. | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been an outspoken critic of Mr Trump, but the Scottish government has urged his opponents to protest peacefully. |
| Ms Sturgeon is not expected to meet Mr Trump during his visit, and on Saturday will lead thousands of marchers at the Pride Glasgow march. | Ms Sturgeon is not expected to meet Mr Trump during his visit, and on Saturday will lead thousands of marchers at the Pride Glasgow march. |
| Speaking shortly before arriving at London Stansted Airport on Thursday, the president said he was "fine" with people protesting against him but insisted that people across the UK, including in Scotland, "like me a lot". | Speaking shortly before arriving at London Stansted Airport on Thursday, the president said he was "fine" with people protesting against him but insisted that people across the UK, including in Scotland, "like me a lot". |
| He also described Turnberry as "magical" and "one of my favourite places", adding: "My mother was born in Scotland and I have great friendships over there". | He also described Turnberry as "magical" and "one of my favourite places", adding: "My mother was born in Scotland and I have great friendships over there". |
| He went on to say: "There might be protests, but I believe that the people in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, I think those people, they like me a lot. | He went on to say: "There might be protests, but I believe that the people in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, I think those people, they like me a lot. |
| "And they agree with me on immigration - that's why you have Brexit in the first place, because of immigration." | "And they agree with me on immigration - that's why you have Brexit in the first place, because of immigration." |
| Mr Trump has recently been under fire for his own immigration policy, which resulted in the separation of immigrant families. | Mr Trump has recently been under fire for his own immigration policy, which resulted in the separation of immigrant families. |
| The president and his wife Melania attended a dinner, hosted by Mrs May, at Blenheim Palace on Thursday evening. | The president and his wife Melania attended a dinner, hosted by Mrs May, at Blenheim Palace on Thursday evening. |
| On Friday morning, Mrs May and Mr Trump were holding talks at Chequers - the PM's country residence in Buckinghamshire. | On Friday morning, Mrs May and Mr Trump were holding talks at Chequers - the PM's country residence in Buckinghamshire. |
| The president and first lady travelled to Windsor on Friday afternoon to meet the Queen, before flying to Scotland for what is being treated as a private visit. | The president and first lady travelled to Windsor on Friday afternoon to meet the Queen, before flying to Scotland for what is being treated as a private visit. |
| Mr Trump's mother was originally from the Isle of Lewis, and he has often spoken of his love for Scotland and its people. | Mr Trump's mother was originally from the Isle of Lewis, and he has often spoken of his love for Scotland and its people. |
| He had been a regular visitor to the country for many years, but this will be his first trip since becoming president. | He had been a regular visitor to the country for many years, but this will be his first trip since becoming president. |
| His son, Eric, played golf at the family's course at Menie in Aberdeenshire on Thursday, and said he hoped his father would be able to visit it as well as Turnberry while in the country. | His son, Eric, played golf at the family's course at Menie in Aberdeenshire on Thursday, and said he hoped his father would be able to visit it as well as Turnberry while in the country. |
| He added that the president loved the Aberdeenshire course "more than maybe anywhere else in the world". | He added that the president loved the Aberdeenshire course "more than maybe anywhere else in the world". |
| Mr Trump is due to leave Scotland on Sunday, when he will travel to Finland for talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. | Mr Trump is due to leave Scotland on Sunday, when he will travel to Finland for talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. |