On the second day of his golfing trip to Scotland, where he owns and promotes two courses, Donald Trump claims to have spoken with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand to put an end to their border fighting.
Trump stated in a post on his Truth Social network on Saturday that he had spoken with Cambodia’s prime minister about ending the war with Thailand. Trump, his son Eric, and US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens, both attended his Turnberry resort and exchanged pleasant words in a new post.
More than 130 people were hurt on both sides on Saturday, with 32 people dead. The countries’ coastal regions where they meet on the Gulf of Thailand, about 250 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of the main front lines, continued to host clashes, which are now in their third day.
Before fighting broke out along the nations’ rural border region, which was bordered by a ridge of hills dotted with wild jungle and agricultural land where locals raised rice and rubber, the tensions flared over long-contested ancient temple sites.
Five Thai soldiers were seriously injured on Thursday when a landmine explosion along the border returned after decades-long conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, which centered on a contentious stretch of their shared border.
Trump stated on Saturday that “Thailand, like Cambodia, wants a quick ceasefire and PEACE.”
I’m going to send that message to Cambodia’s Prime Minister right away. Ceasefire, Peace, and Prosperity seem to be natural outcomes after speaking with both parties. We’ll see that soon”!
Trump also stated that he would hold off on entering any trade agreements with either country until the conflict is over.
He is a disgrace, even though he has Scottish roots.
Trump’s recent trip to Scotland, where his late mother was born, has caused protests both on the golf course where he plays and elsewhere in the UK.
In Edinburgh, the US Consulate’s main location, hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Saturday. Trump was not welcomed, according to speakers who criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for breaking a recent trade deal to avoid heavy US tariffs on imported goods.
The majority of Scots believe that Trump is a disgrace despite his Scottish heritage, according to Mark Gorman, 63. Gorman, an advertising professional, said he came out “because I deeply despise Donald Trump and everything he stands for.”
As well as protests in other cities, pro-Ukraine groups loosely formed a “Stop Trump Coalition” and environmental activists who were staunch supporters of Israel’s occupation of Gaza.
According to June Osbourne, 52, a photographer and photo historian, “I think there are far too many countries that are feeling the pressure of Trump and that they feel they have to accept him.”
Amy White, 15, of Edinburgh, who was there with her parents, said, “I don’t think I could just stand by and not do anything.” We don’t negotiate with fascists, she said while holding a cardboard sign.
The president has been increasingly frustrated by the evidence that other demonstrators have shown signs of pictures with him and bsp, Jeffrey Epstein as the US media feeds the case, and backlash from his MAGA base due to the case’s files.
Scottish Parliamentarian Maggie Chapman told the crowd of hundreds at a protest on Saturday in Aberdeen, “We stand in solidarity with everything that Trump and his politics stand for.”
Trump plans to talk trade with Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, despite the fact that golf is his primary focus.
Source: Aljazeera
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