Hundreds have gathered across Scottish cities to protest Donald Trump's visit as the US president spends much of his first day in Scotland on his Turnberry golf course.
Protesters have insisted that Donald Trump is “not welcome here” as the US president took to the golf course on the first full day of his visit to Scotland.
Tight security around the Trump Turnberry course meant no demonstrators were seen when the president took to the greens on Saturday morning.
Police also have road closures in place, with limited access for locals and members of the media.
Dressed in black, with a white cap that said USA on it, Mr Trump could be seen driving a golf buggy, flanked by a fleet of security personnel, as he played on the famous course which he bought in 2014.
The outspoken Republican waved to journalists at one point, with hits including Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl and Elaine Paige’s rendition of Memory from the musical Cats heard playing from his entourage.
But when asked about links to disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the Simon and Garfunkel hit Bridge Over Troubled Water could be heard.
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen to voice their opposition to US President Donald Trump's visit to Scotland.
In Aberdeen, the group that gathered in the city centre were seen waving banners with anti-Trump slogans – with one demonstrator even dressed as the president with a large papier mache head.
Some members of the crowd also showed their support for Palestine, waving Palestine flags.
Lots of placards at the protests read 'Nae Trump', while others said 'Stop Trump – Free Gaza'.
Some signs referred to Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, purported to contain the names of elites that associated or collaborated with the notorious sex trafficker.
His administration has come under intense criticism after claiming the files don't exist, with many claiming Trump is trying to cover up the nature of his own relationship with the billionaire paedophile.
Other signs compare Trump to historical fascist leaders, including Hitler and Mussolini, with one reading "No welcome mat for fascists".
The presence of the US president will result in a significant operation from Police Scotland and thousands of officers, who are expected to deal with mass protests around his golf courses and major Scottish cities.
The force has asked for support from others around the UK to bolster officer numbers, with both organisations representing senior officers and the rank-and-file warning that the visit might stretch the resources of the Scottish police force.
First Minister John Swinney – who is also set to meet with the president during his time in Scotland – has urged Scots to protest "peacefully and within the law".
The Stop Trump Coalition has announced demonstrations in Edinburgh – near the American consulate in the Scottish capital – and another in Aberdeen in the days before his visit there.
Sweeps being carried at Trump's Turnberry golf resort.
Trump drew crowds to Prestwick Airport on Friday evening as Air Force One touched down ahead of his five-day private visit that will also take him to the club his family owns in Aberdeenshire.
On landing, Trump warned UK and European leaders they’re ‘ruining their countries’ with windmills and immigration.
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at the airport, Trump said: "I say two things to Europe: Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries. You fly over and you see these windmills, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys. Killing your birds…ruining your oceans."
"On immigration – you've got to get your act together. You're not going to have Europe anymore. You gotta get your act together."
He added: "You're allowing it to happen to your countries. You've got to stop this horrible invasion of Europe that is happening in many countries in Europe."
"Some leaders have done an amazing job. They're not getting the proper credit. I could name them but I'm not going to embarrass the other ones. But, stop this immigration is killing Europe. The other thing- stop the windmills killing the beauty of your country."
The four-day trip is packed with meetings, including with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer understood to be making the trip north on Monday.
The president praised Keir Starmer ahead of his meeting with the PM, describing him as a "good man", who is "slightly more liberal than I am".
He added that the US-UK trade deal signed by Trump and Starmer, which the pair’s meeting is expected to revolve around, is "a good deal for the UK."
He said that discussions between him and Sir Keir would be a "celebration" and that the trade deal, which the president said is "already concluded", is a "great deal for both" countries.
Keir Starmer is expected to press Donald Trump on the revival of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as the UK prepares to join efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza.
On the possibility of striking a trade deal with the European Union, Mr Trump said: "With the European Union, I think we have a good 50/50 chance." He added that potential "sticking points" related to "20 different things", which he did not specify.
Of his primary reason for the visit – his golf courses – the president said: "The best course anywhere in the world is Turnberry. The players all want to be at Turnberry, everyone wants to be at Turnberry. It would be the best place anywhere in your country, there's no place like it."
"I would say Aberdeen is also up there also, Aberdeen is great. While I'm here, I'll be with my son, he's going to cut a ribbon for the second course at Aberdeen … Sean Connery helped me get the permits. If it weren't for Sean Connery we wouldn't have those courses."
