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‘Why Isn’t He Paying?’ Trump’s Golf Visit to Cost Scottish Taxpayers
SCOTLAND, JUL 25 – The visit includes opening a new golf course and meetings with UK leaders amid unprecedented security and protests, with around 5,000 police deployed, officials said.
- President Donald Trump was scheduled to arrive Friday evening, July 25, 2025, at his golf properties in Turnberry, Scotland.
- The visit followed earlier purchases of the Turnberry golf course in 2014 and triggered significant police and public attention due to anticipated protests.
- About 5,000 officers formed a major police operation using local and national resources, including support from other U.K. forces, to secure the resorts and manage planned Saturday protests.
- David Kennedy, who leads the Scottish Police Federation, described claims that the operation would have no effect on policing as unrealistic, emphasizing concerns about additional pressure on officers already stretched thin.
- The planned visit will require an extensive and costly police presence funded by Scottish taxpayers, prompting local concern about resource diversion and expenses, while First Minister John Swinney, previously critical of Trump, intends to meet with the president.
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'Why Isn't He Paying?' Trump's Golf Visit To Cost Scottish Taxpayers
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·New Delhi, India
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Turbulent times or not, Donald Trump is leaving for Scotland for a full four days, partly to visit his golf resorts. The visit is drawing considerable criticism. "Convicted US felon arrives in Scotland," reads the front-page headline in the Scottish National.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Sweeney described US President Donald Trump's four-day visit as a "historic moment" in relations between Scotland and the United States of America, the Guardian reports.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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