How President Donald Trump is spending time in Scotland

How President Donald Trump is spending time in Scotland


How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images Donald Trump stands speaking to journalists in front of Air Force OneGetty Images

Donald Trump arrived at Prestwick Airport on Friday evening at the start of a four-day visit to Scotland

US President Donald Trump is spending four days in Scotland on a private visit.

He played two rounds of golf on Saturday and Sunday at his luxury Turnberry resort prior to meeting EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for trade talks.

He is due to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney, and open a second 18-hole golf course at his Menie estate in Aberdeenshire.

A major security operation has been ramped up since Trump arrived on Air Force One, with protests in Aberdeen and Edinburgh passing without incident over the weekend.

Sunday: Golf ahead of trade talks

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters Donald Trump, wearing navy trousers and a navy jacket with a white "USA" cap, is doubled over as he strikes a golf ball.Reuters

Donald Trump plays a second round of golf on Sunday before meeting EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandEPA The course at Trump Turnberry. A line of at least 20 golf buggies travels along the green.EPA

His entourage included two dozen golf buggies carrying bodyguards and staff

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandEPA Police officers disembarking from a bus with over a dozen standing in a group.EPA

A bus load of police officers arrives at Turnberry, as part of a major security operation

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandEPA Three of protesters holding an American flag and a placard in the grounds of Turnberry with their backs to the camera. They are standing in a tuft of long grass with a golf course stretching in front of them. The resort's buildings can be seen in the background.EPA

A small group of pro-Trump, anti-Starmer protesters gathered in the grounds of Turnberry, waving a US flag

Saturday: Day one at Turnberry and protests

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters President Trump, wearing black clothes and a white baseball cap, gets out of a white golf buggy on the Turnberry course. There is a flag in the foreground.Reuters

First order of business – Trump played golf on the Turnberry course on Saturday morning

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters President Donald Trump at the end of his golf swing. He is standing next to three golf buggies and there are four peopel behind him watching, including one photographer.Reuters
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandEPA A number of people, mostly men, on a golf course with a number of golf buggies. President Donald Trump and his son Eric are in the centre of the shotEPA

He was accompanied by his second son Eric (centre)

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media Donald Trump leading a convoy of 15 other golf buggiesPA Media

The entourage included at least 15 other golf buggies

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images Snipers stand on scaffolding with Turnberry resort in the background. There are several police and military personnel in the shot as well as a metal fence in the right of the frame.Getty Images

Snipers were put in place near the temporary security fences

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images A crowd of anti-Trump protesters with signs bearing slogans including "No to Trump" and "Trump not welcome". One woman in the foreground is dressed as a character from the Handmaid's Tale - a dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood which inspired a TV show.Getty Images

A demonstration against Trump’s visit was held in Edinburgh with several hundred attending

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandSeveral hundred anti-Trump protesters with placards in Aberdeen - journalists at the right of the frame point cameras at the crowd

Another protest took place in Aberdeen

Friday: Air Force One lands at Prestwick

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images Crowds watch as Air Force One approaches PrestwickGetty Images

Air Force One came in to land at Prestwick on Friday evening

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media A Trump supporter at Prestwick wearing a red hat saying Scotland is already great. He is wearing a black shirt with grey and white stripes and is holding his thumbs up.PA Media

Crowds gathered at Prestwick Airport to watch the president arrive

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media A person wears socks with US President Donald Trump on them, as crowds await the president's arrival at his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire.PA Media
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images Trump supporters at airport watch his plane land. One has a Scotland flag on his back and two otghers have an American flag draped round their shoulders. Other people are sitting and standing looking at the runway.Getty Images
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media Air Force One is on the tarmac in the distance. In the foreground is a blue flag with the words Trump and Make America Great Again.PA Media
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandEPA A sniper at on a tower at Prestwick AirportEPA

Security was tight for the US president’s arrival

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandGetty Images Scottish Secretary Ian Murray greets President Donald Trump, watched by US Ambassador Warren Stephens at Prestwick AirportGetty Images

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray greeted President Donald Trump on the tarmac

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters A picture taken from below as President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Prestwick Airport. He is standing with his arms apart, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and a red tie.Reuters

President Trump said it was “great to be in Scotland” as he spoke to the media

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters A dozen people stand at the side of the road as the Trump motorcade makes its way to Turnberry. Reuters

The motorcade made its way from the airport to the golf course at Turnberry in Ayrshire

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters People take photos as the Trump motorcade passes by. There are three adults and two children watching, one of whom is wearing red pyjamas.Reuters
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media Trump's motorcade on the A77 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, with other vehicles following behind.PA Media

The motorcade drove along the A77 in Maybole, South Ayrshire

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media President Donald Trump's motorcade on the A77 in Maybole, South Ayrshire.PA Media
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media Police officers and military personnel search the area at the Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire. They are walking in front of a large Saltire on a flag pole and a building with white walls and a terracotta coloured roof.PA Media

Police officers and military personnel searched Turnberry golf course on Saturday morning

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandReuters Three police officers carrying poles and one member of military personnel walking on the golf course next to one of the greens. Reuters
How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media A police van and officers parked next to cones and red signs that say Road Closed and Slow Check Point for Authorised AccessPA Media

A number of roads have also been closed

How President Donald Trump is spending time in ScotlandPA Media Three police officers on quad bikes with cones near them. They are wearing white helmets and hi-vis jackets
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Police have been drafted in from a number of forces and are using a variety of vehicles


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