IT is not even certain that he will visit his mother’s homeland, but President Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome of a different sort should he visit Scotland next month.
His scheduled visit to the UK on July 13 may include a much-speculated trip to Scotland the following day, when an anti-Trump march will take place in Edinburgh.
As he is definitely going to land somewhere in the UK on Friday, July 13, a protest is being organised for George Square in Glasgow that day.
The demonstrations have
been organised by the Scotland United Against Trump group, whose membership includes representatives from political parties, faith groups and trade unions.
Dave Moxham of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said: “All of the organisations coming together for these protests agree that Donald Trump’s presidency is proving every bit as dangerous and divisive as people feared.”
Kirsty Haigh of campaign organisation Scotland Unite Against Trump said: “When Trump was elected we feared the worst and those fears proved to be true. He spouts so much racism and sexism, his politics are dangerous. We wanted to get involved to try and stop his far-right policies.
“Trump likes to talk up his Scottish connections – but we are going to show that his politics are not welcome here. A growing coalition of organisations and campaigns are coming together to say that Scotland will stand united against Trump. Over the next month, we’re going to be building support for two massive days of actions with a rally in Glasgow and national demonstration and festival in Edinburgh.
“We will also send a message to the Tory government that we will not tolerate their pandering to Trump.”
The SNP, Scottish Labour, and the Scottish Greens are all represented on the anti-Trump group as is Amnesty International and the Muslim Council of Scotland.
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