Police in Scotland braced for large-scale protests if Trump visits new golf course
Police in Scotland are gearing up for a possible visit by Donald Trump later this month that is expected to take in his golf resort in Aberdeenshire.
The long-rumoured visit is not expected to include a meeting with King Charles, despite earlier suggestions the US president could meet the monarch at either Balmoral or Dumfries House in Ayrshire.
It is thought Trump will officially open a new 18-hole golf course at his resort on the North Sea coast at Menie, north of Aberdeen, being named in honour of his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. He is not expected to visit London during the trip.
The assistant chief constable Emma Bond said on Wednesday: “Planning is under way for a potential visit to Scotland later this month by the president of the United States. While official confirmation has not...