Donald, meet the C-Men! Elite armed (and masked) Met police officers show off their arsenal at Stansted Airport after being drafted in to help protect Trump on visit to Britain
- Police carrying Glocks and assault rifles met Donald Trump on airport tarmac
- A £30million security operation has drafted in police from across the country
- As well as two guns, each officer carries a taser along with extra ammunition
Elite firearms officers displayed an impressive array of weapons as they welcomed Donald Trump to the UK today.
As the US president touched down on English soil, armed police in bulletproof vests walked out onto Stansted Airport’s tarmac.
The specially trained security detail is tasked with ensuring Trump’s safety on his first official visit to the UK and will work with US counterparts.
The graphics show the arsenal of the masked security detail that met Donald Trump on the tarmac today
Armed police in identical uniforms act as security detail to Donald Trump, who will be guarded throughout his visit to the UK
Security will accompany the Republican as he travels across the country and this afternoon officers carrying air rifles and self-loading Glock guns welcomed him, The Sun reports.
Wearing identical blue uniforms, each carried two guns, a taser and extra ammunition along with a first aid kit.
Their lightweight SIG MCX Carbine assault rifles boast 16-inch barrels with a short-stroke gas piston system. The Glocks are most deadly at 10 to 25 metres, but have a range of 50 metres.
The £30million security operation has drafted officers from every police force in the country.
Masked men greeted Trump at the airport as he prepares to tour the UK under heavy security in the coming days
Some have complained about the accommodation offered during their secondment.
Hampshire Police Federation chairman John Apter shared pictures of a cramped gym in which dozens of officers are expected to sleep on camp beds.
He tweeted: ‘Prisoners arrested last night will have had better accommodation than those police officers ensuring the Presidential visit runs smoothly.
‘Police Chiefs who talk well-being of their people need to take a long hard look at this. This is not acceptable.’
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