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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 [View all]
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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