Dates of Donald Trump's trip to Scotland confirmed as President set to visit Turnberry and Aberdeen
The dates of Donald Trump's visit to Scotland have been confirmed by the White House, with the US president set to visit both Turnberry and Aberdeen.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the US president will visit between July 25 to 29, with Trump set to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the trip.
First Minister John Swinney has also confirmed he will have a meeting with Mr Trump during the visit, although no details have been released.
Ms Leavitt said: ' President Trump will travel to Scotland, where he will visit both Turnberry and Aberdeen from July 25 to July 29.
"During the visit, President Trump will meet again with Prime Minister Starmer to refine the great trade deal that was brokered between the United States and the United Kingdom."
Trump will return the UK in September for an official state visit, where he will meet the King at Windsor Castle.
The upcoming visit will mark the president's first trip to Scotland since 2023, when he broke ground on a new 18-hole golf course dedicated to his Isle of Lewis-born mother Mary at his resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire.
It is unclear whether Trump will visit the course, which has since been renamed the "New Course," during his stay. He has owned Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire since 2014.
Trump said earlier this week: 'We're going to be meeting with the British Prime Minister, very respectful, and we are going to have a meeting with him, probably in Aberdeen, and we're going to do a lot of different things.
'We're going to also refine the trade deal that we've made. So we'll be meeting mostly […] at probably one of my properties, or maybe not, depending on what happens, but we'll be in Aberdeen, in Scotland, meeting with the Prime Minister.'
Ahead of his visit, Trump described Britain as a 'great place' which is a 'true ally' of the US. He also described Aberdeen as the 'oil capital' and said 'they should get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil'.
Ms Leavitt told a press briefing in Washington DC the meeting with Starmer – due to take place in Aberdeen – would "refine the great trade deal that was brokered between the United States and the United Kingdom."
She made no mention of the scheduled meeting with Swinney, which the Scottish government previously said would be "an opportunity to promote the interests of Scotland".
Police Scotland confirmed it was preparing for a presidential visit earlier this month. The Scottish Government said it had been working with the national force to put plans in place, with thousands of officers likely to be deployed as part of the security operation.
Trump's last visit as president, in July 2018, prompted large-scale protests in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The President's private visit comes ahead of a state visit that will follow between September 17 and 19. He will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle and accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump.
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