Donald Trump’s Scottish golf course is invaded by buggies, snipers and the Secret Service as US President plays a round
- Secret Service agents dressed as golfing caddies shadowed him on round
- Agents were supported by British police officers in high-visibility jackets
- Huge security operation did not prevent protesters from shouting at Trump
Forget a ring of steel, the President was protected by a ring of irons yesterday as US Secret Service agents dressed as golfing caddies shadowed him during a round at his Turnberry course.
The agents, travelling in more than a dozen buggies, were supported by British police officers in high-visibility jackets guarding the fence and snipers on scaffolding towers.
The huge security operation did not, however, prevent protesters on Turnberry beach from shouting at Trump as he prepared to tee off with his son, Eric, at about 1pm.
The huge security operation did not, however, prevent protesters on Turnberry beach from shouting at Trump as he prepared to tee off with his son, Eric, at about 1pm
Unperturbed by chants including ‘No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA’, the President waved at the group and was seen smiling and laughing as he enjoyed his round. Wearing a navy windcheater, dark trousers and a white cap from his own ‘45’ range – a nod to him being the 45th US President – Trump described golf as ‘my primary form of exercise’ and tweeted: ‘The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible!’
Meanwhile, police in Scotland are still hunting a Greenpeace activist who paraglided over the South Ayrshire hotel on Friday evening with a banner brandishing the message: ‘Trump Well Below Par.’
Officers said the stunt, which breached an official air exclusion zone, was a criminal offence and could have resulted in the protester being shot out of the sky.
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