Trump mixes presidential and personal issues on the trip of Scotland

Washington – President Trump is in Scotland For several days on a trip that will combine presidential and personal issues.

The newest president golf course In Scotland at Trump International Scotland will open on August 13, and Trump will visit the site before the official opening. Trump International Scotland has been open in Aberdeenshire since 2012. Trump will also visit his other Scottish golf club in Turnberry, located along the southwest coast of Scotland.

While in Scotland, Trump is expected to discuss trade with the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a meeting that the president said “probably” will take place in one of its golf properties. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Union commission, said Friday that she and the president of the United States agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss tradeand Mr. Trump confirmed the meeting upon arrival in Scotland. Trump will also meet with John Swinney, the leader of the Scottish National Party, who has promised to mention human suffering in Loop When meets Mr. Trump.

“It’s great to be in Scotland,” Trump told reporters when landing. “I guess we will meet with Prime Minister tomorrow, a little tomorrow and the next day. And we are going to do some great things.”

The visit is Mr. Trump’s first visit to the United Kingdom of his second term, although he also visited during his first term.

It is unusual for a modern president to promote his personal business on a trip funded by taxpayers, or while in office. Trump has said that his children are managing his companies while he is president. Some of the costs for this trip, such as operating Air Force One to approximately $ 192,000 per hour and providing security and accommodation of the secret service for staff, are covered by taxpayers.

The United Kingdom is one of the few countries with which the United States has reached some Trade Agreementbefore a deadline that is quickly approaching on August 1 for countries to make agreements with the US.

Trump said he and Starmer can “improve” their previously reached agreement when they are.

The president has threatened to impose tariff rates between 15% and 50% in countries where an agreement cannot be reached before August.

The United States had a commercial surplus of $ 11.9 billion with the United Kingdom in 2024, which means that the United States sold more goods to the United Kingdom than the United Kingdom that was sold to the United States, but the United States had a commercial deficit of approximately $ 235 billion with the EU last year.

Before going to Scotland on Friday, Trump said there is a “50/50 probability, perhaps less than that” that his administration would reach a commercial agreement with the EU. Without an agreement, Trump has threatened to hit the imports of the 27 EU member countries with a huge rate of 30%rates. The president has long criticized the US commercial relationship., Stating that the United States has been unjustly treated.

Trump has personal ties with the Scottish field. His mother was born and grew on the island of Lewis in Scotland, before emigrating to New York when he was 18 years old.

• Donald Trump
• Keir Starmer
• European Union
• United Kingdom
• Scotland