The 45th US president, who lost to Joe Biden in the race to be elected in 2020, touched down at Aberdeen Airport at around 11.25am with his son Eric.
has arrived in Scotland to open his new golf course in his first trip to the UK since 2019.Aberdeen Airport
at around 11.25am on Monday May 1. Accompanied by his son Eric, Trump did not speak to reporters gathered on the tarmac at the airport in Dyce, except to say that it was"great to be home". Trump, who has announced his intention to run for a second term in office in 2024, is visiting to cut the ribbon on a second golf course at theHis development has proven less than popular with locals in Aberdeenshire. A planning permission in principle was granted in 2019 despite an outcry from residents, and planning officers at Aberdeenshire Council gave it the full go-ahead in October 2020. Mr Trump will also visit his Turnberry course in Ayrshire, and Doonbeg in County Clare, Ireland.
He wrote on his Twitter-esque social network Truth Social:"Will be meeting with many wonderful friends, and cutting a ribbon for a new and spectacular second course in Aberdeen. Very exciting despite the fact that it is 'Make America Great Again' that is on my mind." Last month he pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the US. He is alleged to have falsely declared payouts he made to porn star Stormy Daniels as business expenses – a felony in New York.Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - sign up to our daily newsletter
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