Around 3000 people protest in Scotland against Trump's visit – Observer



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According to local authorities, quoted by the AP News Agency at 1:00 pm, about 3,000 people demonstrate Saturday in the streets of Edinburgh against the visit of US President Donald Trump. were concentrated alongside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, waving anti-Trump banners and banners.

The protest will continue at the US Consulate

Donald Trump will spend the weekend in Scotland, while preparing the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will take place Monday in Helsinki, Finland .

"I arrived in Scotland and I will be in Trump Tumberry for two days of meetings, I hope, a little golf," said the president of the United States, through the social network "Twitter"

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2018

Trump's last visit to Scotland dates back to 2016 , a few hours later UK voted in favor of leaving the European Union ("Brexit").

Donald Trump began his first visit to the United Kingdom as President of the United States on Thursday with Brexit, Trade

Friday in London, Trump assures that he maintains a relationship "very much lide "with British Prime Minister ] Theresa May, despite criticizing in an interview the negotiation of" Brexit "

The relationship is very, very strong, we have a good relationship, "said Donald Trump, sitting next to Theresa May.

Trump on arrival at Checkers Court, the Head of Government's cottage , where both will have a working lunch and bilateral talks, concluded with a press conference.

However, in an interview with Sun's newspaper on Friday, Trump said May's strategy Brexit "would likely kill" a free trade agreement between Washington and London Trump also praised former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, saying that he would "a great prime minister" a few days after the resignation of the British politician disagrees with May on Brexit.

The interview unleashed a series of attacks from all political parties, including Labor MP Emily Thornberry, who showed his soil idality with the leader of the Conservative Party.

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