Updated Jul 27, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Photos: Protesters rally with bagpipes, pointed signs as Trump visits Scotland

Rebecca Falconer

Protesters gather outside the office of the Consulate General of the United States against a visit to Scotland by the President of the United States, Donald Trump on July 26, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. — Protesters gather on July 26 outside the U.S. Consulate in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh against President Trump's visit to Scotland. Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

President Trump's five-day trip to Scotland was met with protests in several Scottish cities over the weekend, as security was bolstered for his visit to the nation.

The big picture: While hundreds protested the president, some supporters greeted him with cries of "we love you!" as he played golf at his Trump Turnberry resort in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, on Sunday.

Pro-Trump protesters on July 27 display a placard against British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the dunes near Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire during the president's visit to Scotland. — Pro-Trump protesters on July 27 display a placard against British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the dunes near the president's Aberdeenshire golf course. Trump was due to meet with Starmer on July 27. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Demonstrators gather at Union Terrace protesting against the visit of President Trump to Scotland on July 26, 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scot — Anti-Trump demonstrators in Aberdeen on July 27. One sign read "Janey was right" and featured a photo of the late Scottish comedian Janey Godley, who protested Trump's 2018 visit to Turnberry in 2016 with a profane sign at his golf course. Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

People take part in a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh, as US President Donald Trump begins his five-day private trip to the country at his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire. Picture date: Saturday July 26, 2025. — A protest in Edinburgh on July 26. Several protest signs featured old photos of Trump with the late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, amid growing calls for his administration to release the Epstein files. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images

Demonstrators gather at Union Terrace protesting against the visit of President Trump to Scotland on July 26, 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland. — Demonstrators rally on July 26 in Aberdeen. While some protest signs were more personal attacks on the president, others sought to highlight his administration's response to the war in Gaza or its immigration policies. Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

People hold signs with inscriptions such as "Yer Maw was an immigrant you bam!" (meaning "Your mother was an immigrant, you idiot!"). — One sign read, "Yer Maw was an immigrant you bam!" ("Your mother was an immigrant, you fool!"), in reference to the president's mother, Mary Trump, who was born in Scotland. Photo: Jan Mies/picture alliance via Getty Images

Demonstrators hold placards during a 'Stop Trump Coalition' protest outside the US Consulate building in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 26, 2025. — One protest sign in Edinburgh on July 26 made reference to Scotland's most popular soda, Irn-Bru. Photo: Scott Heppell/AFP via Getty Images

People take part in a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh on July 26, 2025. — People take part in a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on July 26. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images

Two men hold a banner reading "Trump The Legend" next to children waving as the US president Donald Trump cars delegation drive past them near Prestwick airport, south of Glasgow on July 25, 2025, on the first day of his visit in the UK. — People welcome the president near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, south of Glasgow, following his arrival in Scotland on July 25. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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