US EditionTrump's Scottish golf course targeted by Greenpeace sand protest
- Greenpeace UK and the arts group Sand in Your Eye created a large sand engraving of President Trump on a Scottish beach near Trump Turnberry golf resort in early April 2025.
- The artwork marked the start of Trump's second term and protested his administration's environmental policies, which Greenpeace claims dismantle protections and favor corporate interests.
- A 55m by 40m portrait etched into the sand featured the slogan urging action against the takeover by billionaires and was primarily visible from above before being erased by the incoming tide.
- Co-Executive director Areeba Hamid said Trump undermines environmental protections and promotes fossil fuel interests, stating his allies are corporate billionaires who suppress dissent to preserve profits.
- This protest signals continuing opposition to Trump's environmental and political agenda in the UK, with Scottish Greens calling to cancel his planned state visit over his first 100 days in office.
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Trump's Scottish golf course targeted by Greenpeace sand protest
Golfers teeing off at Trump Turnberry in Scotland on Wednesday would have been oblivious to Greenpeace's protest against the U.S. President on the sand a few hundred metres away, which was only properly visible from the air.
The maxi opera against Trump designed on a Scottish beach: 'It's time to resist'
A 55-meter-long and 40-meter-wide work of protest art appeared on a Scottish beach next to Donald Trump's golf course, on the occasion of the 100th day of his second presidential term. It was created by the environmental group Greenpeace, which depicted a huge portrait of Trump accompanied by the inscription: “It's time to resist, fight the rise of billionaires.” The article Drawn on a Scottish beach the maxi-opera against Trump: “It's time to r…
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