July 26 (UPI) — President Donald Trump played golf in Scotland Saturday morning, teeing it up at his Trump Turnberry golf resort ahead of meetings with European lawmakers and delivering a message.
“I say two things to Europe: Stop the windmills. You’re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it’s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds,” Trump told reporters after arriving on Friday.
“On immigration, you better get your act together. You’re not going to have Europe any more,” he said.
Trump is scheduled to discuss trade during a Monday meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish First Minister John Swinney.
He is also expected to meet with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during the four-day visit to Scotland. The delegation will start arriving Saturday and include European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic, as well as von der Leyen, who Trump referred to as a “highly respected woman.”
U.S. officials and their EU counterparts are continuing attempts to reach a deal before an Aug. 1 deadline that will see 30% reciprocal tariffs take effect on all EU member states.
The United States and Britain reached a deal in June on tariffs between the two countries, although Trump and Starmer were expected to iron out details during their meeting.
Protestors demonstrated against Trump’s visit in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen Saturday morning, including outside the Trump-owned golf course.
He will also visit another of his privately-owned courses, Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire, during the trip.
“We are really excited, across this whole weekend, there’s so many campaign groups turning out in the streets, taking in action in their communities or at rallies like this. It’s kind of like a carnival of resistance,” demonstrator Anita Bhadani told the BBC outside of the U.S. Consulate General’s office in Edinburgh Saturday, after helping to organize the Stop Trump Coalition.
The coalition said its purpose is to “defeat the politics of Trumpism, and to promote an alternative, democratic vision of the world based on peace, social justice and international cooperation.”