Trump to visit Turnberry during Scottish trip next week
The US President is expected in Ayrshire as part of his visit to Scotland
President Donald Trump will visit Ayrshire next week as part of a four-day tour of Scotland, the White House has confirmed.
The trip will include a stop at the President’s golf resort in Girvan, South Ayrshire, alongside a visit to his course in Aberdeenshire.
The visit, which runs from 25 to 29 July, has been the subject of growing speculation in recent weeks, after Police Scotland revealed it was in the early stages of preparing for a “potential presidential visit”.
Speaking at a press briefing in Washington DC, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed: “President Trump will travel to Scotland, where he will visit both Turnberry and Aberdeen, from July 25 to July 29.”
While in Scotland, Mr Trump is expected to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Aberdeen. The Scottish Government has said discussions are ongoing over a possible meeting with First Minister John Swinney.
The President’s return to Turnberry marks his latest visit to the Ayrshire coast, where he purchased the world-famous golf resort in 2014.
It remains one of the region’s most high-profile international links, drawing both support and criticism in equal measure.
Locals are expected to face heightened security measures during the visit, though Police Scotland has yet to release details of the operation.
A critic of wind energy, President Trump has previously objected to the presence of offshore turbines near his Aberdeenshire property.
Speaking ahead of the visit, he reiterated his views, telling the BBC: “The north east of Scotland - the oil and gas capital of Europe - should get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil.”
This will be the President’s first visit to Scotland since his re-election, and he is expected to return to the UK again in September for a formal state visit.
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