Scottish demonstrators picket at Trump course
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND >> From the capital of Edinburgh to seaside golf resorts, thousands in Scotland staged colorful, peaceful protests against Donald Trump Saturday as the president played golf at one of his luxury retreats.
Trump and his wife, Melania, are spending the weekend out of the spotlight at his Scottish golf resort at Turnberry, on the western coast, ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday.
On the beach outside the resort, a dozen demonstrators staged a “protest picnic,” chanting “Trump is a racist! Trump is a liar!” as hotel guests played golf just 100 yards away. A line of police, some on horseback, separated the protesters from the golf course. Snipers were also perched atop a nearby tower overlooking the vast property.
Police were still trying to find a paraglider who breached a no-fly zone Friday night and flew a Greenpeace protest banner over
the resort.
The glider carried a banner reading: “Trump: Well Below Par” to protest his environmental and immigration policies. Greenpeace, in a statement, claimed the protest forced
the president to take cover, saying “as the glider appears overhead, the president can be seen making for the entrance, breaking into a trot.”
The environmental group said it had told police about
the stunt 10 minutes before the glider arrived.
Detective Inspector Stephen McCulloch said the protester breached a no-fly zone over Turnberry hotel, committing a criminal offence.