Donald Trump has confirmed that he will jet into Scotland later this month - just in time to see the UK potentially crash out of the European Union.
The controversial Republican presidential nominee will arrive on the day of the EU referendum result.
He will be in Scotland to attend the official reopening of his Trump Turnberry golf course and hotel in Ayrshire on June 24.
The Herald revealed the outspoken tycoon's trip last week and that he would fly into a storm of protests.
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Campaigners now say they will hold open planning meetings to organise demonstrations while Mr Trump is in Scotland.
A source said that they wanted to build the widest possible coalition of support against the billionaire.
The protests will be held under the banner ‘Scotland against Trump’.
Earlier this week an exclusive BMG poll for The Herald showed that 42 per cent of the UK public think David Cameron should not meet Mr Trump when he is in the UK.
The Prime Minister said last week that he would be “very happy” to meet the would-be President.
Mr Trump’s announcement has prompted speculation he could try to meet Mr Cameron on the same trip.
But a No 10 source downplayed that idea, saying that the convention on meeting candidates applied only after they have been officially selected.
Although Mr Trump has the votes necessary to win his party’s nomination he will not be officially chosen until the Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in the middle of July.
But Mr Trump has already publicly come out against Mr Cameron's stance on the EU.
While the Prime Minister campaigns furiously for a Remain vote, Mr Trump has said that he would be in favour of a British exit.
Asked about so-called Brexit, he said: "I think they (the UK) should leave”.
Mr Trump has been condemned for a range of comments he has made in pursuit of his party's nomination.
These include that all Muslims should be banned from entering America and that women should be punished if they have an abortion.
The son of a Scottish mother, he has also been criticised for demanding that Mexico to pay to erect a wall its border to prevent immigrants crossing into the US.
Mr Cameron has condemned Mr Trump's comments about Muslims as "stupid, divisive and wrong".
A source said that protesters wanted to hold open meetings to “maximise” the size of the demonstrations against Mr Trump and their impact.
He added that "dozens of organisations" would support Scotland Against Trump actions during the visit.
The protests are being co-ordinated by Jonathon Shafi, from the left-wing alliance Rise, who organised an occupation of Trump hotels earlier this year.
He has said that the possibility of a Trump presidency is "important for the world, not just for America” and called for protests to follow Mr Trump “everywhere he goes”.
Earlier this year police were called to Mr Trump's Aberdeen-shire golf resort following a protest.
The Turnberry course is reopening after a £200m renovation.
Ahead of the official reopening, the Republican presidential nominee said he was very excited and proud to owe the world-class resort.
Last week Mr Cameron said: "Sometimes these candidates choose to come through various European countries in the run-up to US elections.
"I don't know whether this will happen this time. No dates are fixed. But I'm always happy to meet people on that basis and I've met other candidates before."
But in his radio-phone in programme on LBC Alex Salmond predicted that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would not meet Mr Trump.
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