Hilarious moment Donald Trump's golf caddie appears to subtly drop ball in prime spot before he arrives to take shot
A video clip has emerged which shows two golf caddies alongside the US President as he drives a golf cart around Turnberry's Ailsa course, in Scotland.
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Donald Trump is on a five-day visit to Scotland, expected to end on Tuesday
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Footage appeared to show a caddy drop the President's ball in a prime spot
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The US leader was enjoying a round of golf on Turnberry's Ailsa course
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He donned a white USA baseball cap and was joined by
Trump, 79, is seen being escorted down to the course, with a convoy of 20 other carts following close behind.
The caddies go ahead of the US leaser and one appears to try and secretly place a golf ball on the ground.
The President then gets out and claims to have made the shot himself.
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Trump waves for cameras on the third green at the southeast end of the course before the party moves on.
One person who watched the footage circulating on X wrote: "Caddy did that so smoothly. Can only imagine how many times he's done it."
"I want to know how he finds caddies to do that for him," added another.
This comes as the US President arrived aboard Air Force One at around 8.30pm on Friday for his five-day private visit to Bonnie Scotland.
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After waving to the crowds, he was welcomed by Scottish Secretary Ian Murray before being whisked to his luxury Turnberry resort 20 miles down the Ayrshire coast.
Villagers waved as the convoy passed through nearby Kirkoswald and later arrived at the resort at around 9.30pm.
And he wasted no time in taking to the green after being seen teeing off at the luxury resort.
Several protests were planned, with opponents of Mr Trump gathering in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen earlier this week.
The Stop Trump coalition has planned what it has described as being a "festival of resistance".
Activists also shut down the Forth Road Bridge in South Queensferry as part of a huge protest ahead of Trump's visit.
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Trump donned a white USA baseball cap
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The footage has circulated social media platform X
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The President was playing with his son Eric
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Climate campaigners from Greenpeace confirmed that 10 activists abseiled from the massive 156m bridge to block an INEOS tanker.
A large number of police and military personnel were seen searching the grounds at the golf resort to ensure Mr Trump's safety before he teed off.
A high-profile security operation was in full swing with land, sea and air coverage from police and security services while a number of guests were checked over.
Secret service agents with sniffer dogs checked bushes as snipers were positioned on a platform on the edge of the course and the roof of the hotel.
Uniformed and plain clothes cops guarded all access points to the course, including roads, footpaths and the beach.
Amid the search, a few golfers were also spotted at the course, enjoying an early-morning game.
A number of onlookers had gathered at the entrance to Turnberry hoping to catch a glimpse of the game.
But they were not let anywhere near.
Police also had road closures in place, with limited access for locals and members of the media.
Upon his arrival, Mr Trump told reporters: "There's no place like Turnberry. It's the best course in the world."
As well as visiting Trump Turnberry, Mr Trump will later head to Aberdeenshire and visit his golf resort in Balmedie.
During his stay, he will officially open his second course at Menie, named in honour of his late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod.
His visit is expected to last until Tuesday, July 29.
The President is also scheduled to meet Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his trip.
After landing in Scotland, Mr Trump said the "invasion" of migrants is "killing" Europe and told the leaders to "get their act together".
But when asked about illegal immigration, Mr Trump said a "horrible invasion" was taking place in Europe which needs to stop.
He said: "On immigration, you better get your act together.
'You're not going to have Europe anymore, you've got to get your act together.
'As you know, last month we had nobody entering our country – nobody, [we] shut it down.'
He added: 'You've got to stop this horrible invasion that's happening to Europe.'
Mr Trump, who made a crackdown on illegal immigration a major policy in his second term at the White House, boasted: "Last month we had nobody entering our country."
A massive £5million security operation has been rolled out to ensure his safety, with around 6,000 police officers drafted in from across the UK to support the efforts.
We previously told how police and security services assessed fears that Trump could be assassinated during his visit to Scotland after he survived an attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania last year.
David Threadgold, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said "a huge amount of threat assessment and intelligence gathering' took place ahead of the visit.
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