Police search for Trump protester who violated the no-fly zone | American News

Police continue to search for a Greenpeace paragliding protester who crossed the no-fly zone surrounding the Donald Trump Golf Course in Turnberry on Friday night, to fly over the US President while he was entering the United States. Scottish hotel. The paraglider flew over the police protesters and in front of the hotel, apparently in sight of the president, dragging a banner reading "Trump: well below the resistance".

Police Scotland said Saturday morning that "investigations were underway to find the person responsible" as more and more protesters began to gather for a second day of demonstrations. At 8:30 am, people gathered around the resort wearing banners and signs, and thousands more were waiting for protests across the country.

Greenpeace warned the police of protest minutes. The group's spokesman, Ben Stewart, said: "Theresa May should not have made Trump worthy of a visit to the UK The vast majority of Britons are appalled by her words and her He is simply the worst president of all time, which is why we flew over with a message marking him far below. "

The popular Scottish comedian Janey Godley, whose sign Anti-Trump Terrier became viral when she protested during her last visit to Scotland in 2016, standing with friends and a more mislabeled sign at the police cordon on Turnberry Beach on Saturday.

Godley said, "I'm here to protest Trump because I think it's important that women's voices be heard against someone who shows absolute disrespect for women. His policies are divisive and he has allowed racism and right-wing opinion across Europe as well as in the US The Americans who voted for him have every right to to do so, but wait until they get sick and need care. "

Trump should spend the rest of the weekend at the resort, which he bought in 2014 First controversial visit to the Kingdom United as President, characterized by his own contradictions and unprecedented protests.

Secretary for Scotland, David Mundell, briefly greeted Trump as he and his wife, Melania, landed from Air Force One at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow on Friday night . No member of the Scottish Government was present.

Trump had not asked for a meeting with Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, a virulent critic of his policy that, according to a former staff member, the US president "totally hates". Instead, Sturgeon will spend Saturday in Glasgow to lead a LGBT Pride march

At a rally in Glasgow on Friday night, more than 2,000 protesters rallied and Scottish political parties put aside their constitutional differences to present a unified opposition to Trump. presence in Scotland. Many others were to attend the national demonstration in Edinburgh on Saturday, which begins with a walk from the Holyrood Parliament in front of the US Embbady, ​​and culminates in a family festival in Meadows Park. , south of downtown.

The Trump baby balloon was transported from London during the night to welcome the protesters at the Meadows. The organizers had hoped to be able to steal the 6-meter ball, which represents Trump as an angry baby, outside the Turnberry station, but Scotland police denied permission for security reasons. this week has undergone a £ 200m transformation over the past four years.

It consists of three golf courses, a golf academy, and an elegant hilltop hotel, built in 1906, overlooking the sea at the rocky island of Ailsa Craig. Inside, it is richly decorated with glittering chandeliers, leather sofas and a low-key portrait by Trump's reception desk in a relaxed pose taking a golf ball.