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Donald Trump goes golfing as protesters speak out against his visit to Scotland<\/p>\nMr Trump could be seen driving a golf buggy, flanked by a fleet of security personnel, as he played on the famous course which he bought in 2014.<\/p>\n
17:58, 26 Jul 2025Updated 19:02, 26 Jul 2025<\/p>\n
Donald Trump goes golfing as protesters speak out against his visit to Scotland<\/p>\n
Protesters have insisted that Donald<\/a> Trump is \u201cnot welcome here\u201d as the US president took to the golf course on the first full day of his visit to Scotland.<\/p>\n Tight security around the Trump Turnberry course meant no demonstrators were seen<\/a> when the president took to the greens on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n Dressed in black, with<\/a> a white cap that said USA on it, Mr Trump could be seen driving a golf buggy, flanked by a fleet of security personnel, as he played on the famous course which he bought in 2014.<\/p>\n The outspoken Republican waved to journalists at one point, with hits including Billy Joel\u2019s Uptown Girl and Elaine Paige\u2019s rendition of Memory from the musical Cats heard<\/a> playing from his entourage.<\/p>\n But when asked about links to disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the Simon and Garfunkel hit Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/a> could be heard.<\/p>\n However hundreds gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen \u2013 near the site of Mr Trump\u2019s other Scottish golf resort \u2013 to make their opposition to the president known<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the visit got under way Scottish First Minister John Swinney \u2013 who is due to hold talks with the president later in the trip \u2013 announced public<\/a> money to support a tournament at the Trump International golf links in Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n The 2025 Nexo Championship \u2013 previously known as the Scottish<\/a> Championship \u2013 is set to take place there next month, supported by \u00a3180,000 of public funding.<\/p>\n Mr Swinney said: \u201cThe Scottish Government recognises the importance<\/a> and benefits of golf and golf events, including boosting tourism and our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n But Scottish Green co-leader Patrick<\/a> Harvie likened the awarding of public cash to the tournament to \u201chanding some pocket money to the school bully\u201d. Mr Trump will head to his golf resort in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire later on in his five-day long private visit.<\/p>\n As part of his trip he will also hold talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, where the two men will refine a trade deal between<\/a> the UK and the US that was agreed earlier this year.<\/p>\n The president is also expected to talk trade with European Commission<\/a> president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. But with no talks apparently scheduled for Saturday, the president, who is well known for his love of golf, was free to take to the famous course at Turnberry.<\/p>\n A major security<\/a> operation surrounded him, with police officers and military personnel seen scouring the grounds ahead of Mr Trump teeing off.<\/p>\n After touching down in Scotland in Air Force One on Friday night, the president was seen on the course at Turnberry on Saturday morning \u2013 although security fencing had also been erected around the resort, with road closures also in place to help protect Mr Trump, who last year survived an assassination<\/a> attempt.<\/p>\n Sniffer dogs were seen patrolling the golf course, with the Navy carrying out sweeps in the water beside the seaside course, while Army vehicles were spotted on the nearby<\/a> A77 road.<\/p>\n Police Scotland has asked for support from other forces across<\/a> the UK to bolster officer numbers for the high profile visit \u2013 with Mr Swinney appealing to people to protest \u201cpeacefully and within the law\u201d.<\/p>\n In Aberdeen Green north east Scotland MSP Maggie Chapman told the crowd of hundreds: \u201cWe stand in solidarity<\/a> not only against Trump but against everything he and his politics stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about<\/a> the US president, Ms Chapman said: \u201cHe believes that climate change isn\u2019t real, he believes that cutting services for those in the world with the least is the right thing to do. We say no to all of those things, not in our name, never in our name.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n All you have to do is click here if you’re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select ‘Join Community’ and you’re in!<\/p>\n If you’re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click ‘Join Community’.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘exit group’.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n With Mr Trump having last year been convicted by a New York jury of falsifying business records, she said the president was a \u201cconvicted felon\u201d. And she told the<\/a> PA news agency: \u201cHe is not welcome in Scotland, he is certainly not welcome in Aberdeenshire. We know that he is a convicted felon.<\/p>\n \u201cWe also know that all of the promises he has repeatedly made to Scotland have come to nothing, there hasn\u2019t been the development of jobs or houses that he promised when he opened his course in Aberdeenshire<\/a> a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Harvie was<\/a> also critical of the president, telling PA: \u201cHe\u2019s attacking our renewables industry once again, one of the success stories of Scotland, and he is trying to attack and undermine it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that is after having trashed part of our natural environment<\/a> on the Aberdeenshire coast to build his golf resort.\u201d Anita Bhadani was one of those who organised the Stop Trump Coalition protest outside the US Consulate General\u2019s office in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n She told PA: \u201cWe are really excited, across this whole weekend<\/a>, there\u2019s so many campaign groups turning out in the streets, tacking in action in their communities or at rallies like this \u2013 it\u2019s kind of like a carnival of resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_US-President-Donald-Trump-Visits-Scotland-For-Golfing-Getaway.jpg\")
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