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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA fence, army vehicles, drones, and 6,000 police officers from across the UK have been stationed in Scotland to protect
This is obscene!! What a waste of money--that could go to better causes--like shelters, food pantries, schools etc!!
Jul 26, 2025
This is a big, big operation. The police will facilitate a democratic protest, but anything at all that endangers the safety of the president or the public will be clamped down on quite heavily.
A fence, army vehicles, drones, and 6,000 police officers from across the UK have been stationed in Scotland to protect Donald Trump, as it is expected that the US president will face protests during his trip, says The Timess Scotland political correspondent, John Boothman
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A fence, army vehicles, drones, and 6,000 police officers from across the UK have been stationed in Scotland to protect (Original Post)
riversedge
Jul 26
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Karadeniz
(24,606 posts)1. Send trump the bill.....hes not functioning as a govt official.....
Kid Berwyn
(21,614 posts)2. "No sacrifice is too great for opening a world class golf resort."
Truly.
harumph
(2,901 posts)3. Hey, don't do us any favors guys!

Norbert
(7,202 posts)4. "Nobody's entering our country,nobody."
Of course not. Why would anyone enter what is now a third world country.
moondust
(20,964 posts)5. I saw the motorcade
of about 10-15 vehicles moving down the highway and almost puked in disgust at all that waste.