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riversedge

(76,873 posts)
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 03:33 PM Jul 26

A 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 Times’s 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 OP
Send trump the bill.....hes not functioning as a govt official..... Karadeniz Jul 26 #1
"No sacrifice is too great for opening a world class golf resort." Kid Berwyn Jul 26 #2
Hey, don't do us any favors guys! harumph Jul 26 #3
"Nobody's entering our country,nobody." Norbert Jul 26 #4
I saw the motorcade moondust Jul 26 #5

Norbert

(7,202 posts)
4. "Nobody's entering our country,nobody."
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 04:36 PM
Jul 26

Of course not. Why would anyone enter what is now a third world country.

moondust

(20,964 posts)
5. I saw the motorcade
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jul 26

of about 10-15 vehicles moving down the highway and almost puked in disgust at all that waste.

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