Out of touch with what ordinary Scots feel about the Donald?

I agree that everybody I know (Scotland) is very unhappy about Trump's behaviour. He comes across as exactly the sort of individual that most of us dislike, and his treatment of individuals while building his golf course was appalling. Even Alex Salmond, who isn't my favourite person, eventually decided he was more of a troublemaker than Scotland wanted.

I hope he is ignored - that would bother him a lot more than thousands of protesters.

'Rent-a-mob' jennifereccles? Really? People who have grave, passionate concerns about serious issues and are brave enough to put their heads above the parapet to exercise their democratic right to protest are dismissed by you as Rent-a-mobs? Tolpuddle martyrs? The Jarrow boys?

Paddyann I'm in total agreement with you. He was definitely disliked intensely well before he was elected (although I'm still scratching my head at that one!!).
He has such a sense of entitlement to match his narcissistic personality that never in his life has he seen his actions as wrong, whether it was bullying people in Scotland to suit his need to build Trumpton or sexually abuse women & boast about it. I cannot take his seriously as a political leader but sadly as such the UK DO have to deal with and 'entertain' this misogynist halfwit. I will not be joining in with any protests, I wouldn't want to feed his ego.

The BBC is often including 'a leading think tank says ... ' in its news items but rarely explains who is actually behind these think tanks and they are always right wing. They report their pronouncements as if they are important news rather than just another word for lobby groups.

Shortly after Trump was elected POTUS, two "ordinary Scots" that I know expressed approval of some of the policies he was putting forward.

I should add that they are not extreme in any way but very kind and helpful people.

It may still be a leading think tank even if it's not one you approve of, jaycee. In which case the BBC is not being innaccurate.

As a born and bred Scot I feel insulted that it has been suggested that the people of Scotland would welcome him ?. The man in is rascist (fact) he is a MCP with no respect whatsoever for women (fact). Are we considered such a backward country that we have no opinion on these subjects?
My English husband, who lives in Scotland, is also of the same opinion. As for him being respected because he is the American president.......... respect should be earned not automatically given because of a person’s station in life.

Many years ago I refused a cleric into my house. He was shocked at me ‘refusing a man of God into my home’. My very controlled reply was that God was well and truly in my house and more than welcome and that I was refusing him, as a man. His, very public, type of hatred and bitterness would never be welcome in my home.
I never once regretted that decision nor did I let it colour the view of my religion. There is good and bad in all walks of life and it is up to each individual to stand up to hatred, bigotry and bullies no matter at their position.
I dreaded telling my dear Mother, who was an extremely religious person, of what I had done but when I did but tell her I did. She put her arms round me and told me she was very proud of me and wished more people in the parish would do the same instead of talking against him in whispered conversations.
We must stand up to bullies and bigots. For too long now we have kowtowed into what is perceived as ‘doing the right thing’.

We all understand that Trump can be disgusting but I’m waiting to see what the newly unified Koreans think of him.

And let’s not bother asking the Syrians who were not gassed.

Before every election/referendum, I read all the manifestos and invariably find I few things in each with which I agree. I may even find a couple of things in the manifesto of my preferred Party that I don't agree with

I do wonder why this lot can be classed as a LEADING think tank when not a single Gransnetter had ever heard of them until this week.

I thought the Scots hated everyone regardless...?

I'd heard of the Bow Group and the Bruges Group, g23. Don't know anything about them but I had heard of them ?

Lillyflower.... would you like to tell me on what grounds you base that comment?
As a Scot who has travelled, lived in England for a time and is also married to an Englishman, me and my Scottish accent have welcomed wherever I go.
I ind your comment racist in the extreme ?

False use of 'racist'. Rude, perhaps, if you don't think it's a joke, but not racist.

Cant stand the man to be honest, but one can respect his office, he is the President of the United States ,even if we cant respect the man himself.
Hope its peaceful when he descends on London.

"not a single Gransnetter" Granny23 ?
On what do you base that statement?
Just asking......

Trump is horrible in the extreme. I'm amazed that he has some sort of connection with Scotland! Surely the royal family won't want to meet him!

Royal family members have met many leaders as bad, if not worse ,in the course of duty. As has been said before,they have to respect the Office.What they want is never reported.

I don't object to a civilised demonstration at all patricia, but I'm sure everyone knows quite well how they will turn out.

There will be crowds and crowds of very angry, out of controls yobs waving placards, shouting obscenities.

What I'd like to know is how come the French managed to not behave like that?
I'm perfectly sure many of them have equally strong views of him as a lot here do, yet I don't remember seeing any ugly scenes there.

As I said before, there have been many really dreadful world leaders who have come here on state visits, so where were the protesters then?

I can't imagine why anyone would think the Scots ' hated everyone regardless '! We are like any other country's native population - divided in who/ what we like. Some are good citizens, some not, just as some are racist, others not etc. I'm sure that anyone who has visited Scotland does not get the impression that we hate so much

I love the idea of a massive back-turn!! There was that lovely peaceful show of dislike in America last year, can't recall what it was, but it hit the news with no violence

Elegran

Friday 13th?
Not the best date in the diary.

I quite like the guy. He doesn't appear to give a tinker's toss what the rebounds of his actions/words are but right or wrong, he sticks to his guns and says what he means.
Rather than mealy-mouthed polititians who say what they think we want to hear and are hog-tied by political correctness and H&S, Trump will have none of it and I'm all for that.
Everyone has their supporters and detractors and he's no different. As someone in the White House said, 'The President is thick-skinned'. I reckon he'll carry on smiling regardless of the actions of little Englanders who are not US citizens.

I do hope they wheel Prince Philip out to meet him!

BlueBelle
He won't care about your hand of friendship nor would he seek your forgiveness but it probably makes you feel better to vent your spleen about the President of another country, voted into office by the citizens of that country.
We're all entitled to our views but that view of the same subject differs, according to where you stand.