Trump faces protests in Scotland as European Union deal unfolds
Protestors took to the streets throughout Scotland on Saturday, July 26, as United States President Donald Trump played golf in South Ayrshire.
According to the New York Times, the group, “Stop Trump Scotland” organized what they called a festival of resistance. Signs ranged from climate concerns to the release of the Epstein files.
Mel Young, 58, told the Times, “I’m just so horrified by the normalization of cruelty, corruption and mass disinformation.”
“This is just one tiny plot of the whole thing,” she said.
Golf is just part of the president’s plans for Scotland. On Saturday, he is also expected to meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. On Sunday, July 27, he plans to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Trump told reporters von der Leyen is a highly respected woman, and there’s a “good 50-50 chance” for a trade deal. He added it “would be the biggest deal of them all if we can make it.”
The Guardian reported that sources said Trump would not have agreed to meet with von der Leyen unless a deal was ready to be signed.
Trump and Starmer struck a trade deal back in May.
“The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers,” Trump said at the time.
Starmer agreed.
“This is going to boost trade between and across our countries,” he previously said. “It’s going to not only protect jobs, but create jobs, opening market access.”
As Straight Arrow News previously reported, the first 100,000 vehicles that U.K. carmakers export to the U.S. each year will have a reduced tariff of 10% under the agreement, while any vehicles beyond that quota will be taxed at the higher rate of 25%.
In exchange, Britain has agreed to allow more American goods, especially agricultural products like beef and ethanol, into its market.
Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief
