US President Donald Trump is expected to spend much of his first day in Scotland on the golf course he owns in Ayrshire. Trump drew crowds to Prestwick Airport on Friday evening as Air Force One touched down ahead of a four-day visit.
The trip will also take him to the club his family owns in Aberdeenshire. With a meeting scheduled with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer understood to be making the trip north on Monday, Trump appears to be free to play the vaunted Turnberry course on Saturday.
Protests planned across Scotland
But elsewhere, Scots will be protesting against the visit. The Stop Trump Coalition has announced demonstrations in Edinburgh near the American consulate in the Scottish capital and another in Aberdeen in the days before his visit there.
As he landed in Ayrshire on Friday, the president took questions from journalists, telling Europe to "get your act together" on immigration. He said immigration was "killing" the continent.
Trump praises Starmer ahead of meeting
He also praised Sir Keir, who he described as a "good man", who is "slightly more liberal than I am". Saturday will be the first real test of Police Scotland during the visit as it looks to control the demonstrations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, as well as any which spring up near to the president's course.
The force has asked for support from others around the UK to bolster officer numbers. Both organisations representing senior officers and the rank-and-file claim there is likely to be an impact on policing across the country for the duration of the visit.
First Minister calls for peaceful protests
First Minister John Swinney, who is also set to meet with the president during his time in Scotland, has urged Scots to protest "peacefully and within the law".
(PA) Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
