Trump’s Scotland visit draws protests in Edinburgh
Protesters rallied in Edinburgh as President Trump played golf at his Turnberry course during his visit to Scotland.
President Trump opened a new 18-hole golf course at his Trump International Scotland resort near Aberdeen.Trump visited the property with his sons, Eric and Donald Jr., who run the Trump Organization.Trump Golf says it owns 18 different properties around the world.
President Donald Trump capped his trip to Scotland with a ribbon-cutting at his newest 18-hole course.
The new course at the Trump International Scotland near Aberdeen is set to officially open Aug. 13, according to the website. Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, joined the president at the July 29 course opening event.
“We’ll play it very quickly, and then I go back to D.C. and we put out fires all over the world,” Trump said in his remarks at the event. “We stopped a war. But we’ve stopped about five wars, so that’s much more important than playing golf. As much as I like it, it’s much more important.”
Trump had said ahead of his trip that he was traveling to talk trade, and he did announce a deal with the European Union ahead of his looming tariff deadline. But he traveled with family not only to the resort near Aberdeen, but also to the Trump Turnberry resort on Scotland’s west coast.
Where else could the president travel to play golf at one of his own courses?
Where are the Trump Golf courses located?
According to the website, here is where Trump Golf has properties abroad:
Balmedie, Scotland (Aberdeen)Turnberry, ScotlandDoonbeg, IrelandDubai, United Arab EmiratesLido, IndonesiaBali, Indonesia (Listed as “coming soon.”)Muscat, Oman (Listed as “coming soon.”)
Where are the Trump National Golf courses in the U.S.? Here is the list, according to the website:
Miami, Florida (Doral)Jupiter, FloridaWest Palm Beach, FloridaPotomac Falls, Virginia (Washington, D.C.)Bedminster, New JerseyColts Neck, New JerseyPine Hill, New Jersey (Philadelphia)Hopewell Junction, New York (Hudson Valley)Briarcliff Manor, New York (Westchester)Mooresville, North Carolina (Charlotte)Rancho Palos Verdes, California (Los Angeles)Eric, Don Jr. join President Trump at golf course opening in Scotland
The president’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, manage the Trump Organization, and Donald Trump still owns it. Ethics have long been a concern for the potential for the family to profit off the presidency.
Eric Trump, his wife Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and his girlfriend Bettina Anderson all flew to Aberdeen from the other side of Scotland with the president and the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the White House said.
“We had an unlimited budget, and we exceeded it,” Eric said of the new golf course. “This was his Mona Lisa.”
Trump’s mother Mary Anne MacLeod was born in Scotland and emigrated to New York in the 1930s. The Trump resort near Aberdeen has buildings with her name.
Contributing: Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
