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Trump heads to Britain with protests shadow over visit


Thu 12 Jul 2018 | 11:44 AM
Yassmine Elsayed

SEE - July 12: US State Department has warned Americans “to keep a low profile” and “be aware of your surroundings” this week, during todays's visit of President "Donald Trump" to UK.

The "Washigton Post" reported that demonstrations are planned against President Trump, in London, as well as Windsor, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow and the west coast of Scotland, where Trump has a golf course.

Trump and his wife will spend Thursday night in London at Winfield House, the official residence of U.S. Ambassador to Britain Robert “Woody” Johnson. The couple will attend a gala dinner at Blenheim Palace out in the countryside on Thursday evening.

While Trump on Friday is having lunch with Prime Minister Theresa May at her Chequers country estate or sipping tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, tens of thousands of demonstrators — maybe more — are planning to gather in London’s Trafalgar Square to protest the president and his policies.

On Wednesday, the Guardian newspaper reported “the UK police mobilisation for Trump’s visit would be the largest since the 2011 English riots,” when London was shocked by five days of violence and unrest, with wild scenes of looting and arson, met by mass deployment of 10,000 police.

On Friday evening, Trump and the first lady whisk up to Scotland for a weekend of golf and relaxation — and more protests outside his resort.

President Trump had already postponed a previous visit to the UK, which was planned to innagurate the American embassy there, over warnings of mass protests plans over his visit.