President Donald Trump was greeted in Scotland by a distant relative holding a sign announcing his late mother's family in Scotland "disown" him.

Protesters rallied in Edinburgh as President Trump played golf at his Turnberry course during his visit to Scotland.

Locals in Scotland, long annoyed by Trump’s golf courses, expressed their outrage as the president visited for the weekend.

The president was criticized by demonstrators on a range of issues, from his stance on immigration and Gaza to his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the US consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday to protest against the visit of US President Donald Trump to Scotland, while a separate demonstration was held in Aberdeen. Protesters took to the streets with homemade signs and flags in opposition to the US President visit to Scotland.

President Donald Trump has played golf at his course on Scotland’s coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American.

U.S. President Donald Trump kept a low profile on his Scottish golf course on Saturday, ahead of meetings with top British and European leaders, as questions swirled at home about his ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Anti-Trump demonstrators gathered in Edinburgh to protest against the US President's visit. They waved banners criticising Trump - who has often boasted of his Scottish ancestry.

Trump distanced himself from his ally Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there is “no starvation in Gaza”. He said the situation in the Palestinian territory is “terrible” and that “we have to get the kids fed”. He also suggested setting up food centre in Gaza with “no boundaries”.