The newly formed Scotland Against Trump Facebook page is already rallying together protesters and organizations from all over the country to attend a demonstration at the reopening of Mr Trump’s Turnberry Golf Resort, which the property tycoon will be attending later this month.
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“Very exciting that one of the great resorts of the world, Turnberry, will be opening today after a massive $200 million investment”, Trump said in a press release issued by the resort.
More than 500,000 people have signed a petition calling for Mr Trump to be banned from entering the UK.
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Despite these harsh criticisms, Cameron said the United Kingdom would retain its “special relationship” with the USA even if Trump makes his way to the White House.
An opinion piece praised him as “wise” and full of foresight, while another noted how his suggestions that he would be willing to meet leader Kim Jong-Un have created a “Trump Shock” in South Korea.
Arriving as the results of the European Union referendum are declared is likely to add a political twist to Mr Trump’s ribbon cutting.
The property was bought by Trump in 2014 and is the second Scottish golf resort he has launched following the opening of Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire in 2012.
A source said: “Candidates often come through the country”. We are more than happy to meet him on that basis.
Sarah Wollaston, the Tory MP and chairman of the Commons health committee, said: “Britain needs a Donald Trump visit like it needs a bucket of cold sick”.
The row between the PM and Trump began a year ago after the Republican candidate called for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S and claimed police in London “fear for their lives” because some communities are so radicalised.
When the interviewer clarified that he was referring to “the Brits leaving the EU”, Mr Trump responded: “Oh yeah, I think they should leave”.
That view was echoed by Patrick Harvie, the Green member of the Scottish Parliament, who said that Trump was “not fit for the office he is seeking”.
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Cameron had previously condemned Trump’s comments about Muslims as “stupid, divisive and wrong”.
