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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The golf course and most rooms in the hotel have now re-opened following a £200m refurbishment. Features at Turnberry include a £3,500-a-night presidential suite and a ballroom named after, well, himself, obviously.
A Trump University advertisement released in the case said one of its free investor workshops would explain how to “Cash in on one of the greatest property liquidations in history”!
“I own it and I am very proud of it. I look forward to attending the official opening of this great development on June 24”.
He added that “dozens of organisations” would support Scotland Against Trump actions during the visit. “No request will be too great and no detail too small”.
Trump, whose mother is Scottish, is expected to face protests when he arrives in Scotland over comments he has made including that women should be punished for having abortions and for proposing a temporary ban on non-citizen Muslims entering America.
“If he came to visit our country, I think he would unite us all against him”, Cameron said.
24th June is shaping up to be a pretty interesting day for United Kingdom politics. I don’t know whether this will happen this time. He told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday, “Oh yeah, I think they should leave”. No dates are fixed.
The row between the PM and Trump began previous year 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.
“He would continually encourage me to not take the first offer…to go and showcase what we bring to the table…He’s always been a big advocate for standing up for yourself and for not being afraid to take a risk and fight for those things”.
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Golf’s most influential organisations have distanced themselves from Trump in the wake of his views on Mexican immigrants, which were expressed when the 69-year-old announced his decision to stand for President of the United States in June last year.
