Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, after landing at Prestwick airport yesterday

Thousands gathered in Glasgow last night in a noisy and colourful protest at the arrival of Donald Trump.

The crowd that packed into George Square heard Keith Brown, deputy leader of the SNP, declare that he and his party detested the polices of the US president and would actively oppose them.

He also suggested that Nicola Sturgeon would challenge Mr Trump if she met him. Richard Leonard, the Labour leader, likened the president to General Franco, the Spanish fascist dictator.

Demonstrators carried placards featuring a host of slogans, including: “Irn-Bru is the only orange thing we want in Scotland”, “Super callous, fragile ego, trump you are atrocious”, “Trump you made Scotland greet again” and “We shall overcomb!”

A woman in a stars and stripes onesie