Trump’s visit to Scotland paints protests in Edinburgh
Protesters gathered in Edinburgh as President Trump played golf on his Turnberry Course when he visited Scotland.
- President Trump has opened a new 18-hole golf course at Trump International Scotland Resort near Aberdeen.
- Trump visited the property along 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 concluded his trip to Scotland with a ribbon cut on his latest 18-hole course.
According to the website, the new Scotland course near Trump International Scotland near Aberdeen is scheduled to officially open on August 13th. Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are the executive vice presidents of the Trump organization and joined the president at the course opening event on July 29th.
“We played it very quickly, then went back to DC and put out the fires all over the world,” Trump said in his remarks at the event. “We stopped the war. But we stopped five wars. It’s far more important than playing golf. As long as I like it, it’s far more important.”
Before his trip, Trump said he was traveling to speak trade, so he announced his contract with the European Union ahead of the looming tariff deadline. However, he traveled with his family not only to a resort near Aberdeen, but also to the Trump Turnberry Resort on Scotland’s west coast.
Where else could the president travel to play golf on one of his courses?
Where is the Trump Golf Course?
According to the website, this is where Trump Golf holds his wealth overseas.
- Balmadi (Aberdeen) in Scotland
- Scotland, Turnberry
- Doonbeg, Ireland
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Lido, Indonesia
- Bali, Indonesia (listed “come soon”)
- Muscat, Oman (listed as “come soon.”)
Where is the Trump National Golf Course in the US? According to the website, this is the list.
- Miami, Florida (Doral)
- Jupiter, Florida
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Potomac Falls, Virginia (Washington, DC)
- Bedminster, New Jersey
- Colts Neck, New Jersey
- Pine Hill, New Jersey (Philadelphia)
- Hopewell Junction, New York (Hudson Valley)
- Briarrif Manor, New York (Westchester)
- Mooresville, North Carolina (Charlotte)
- Rancho Palos Verdes, California (Los Angeles)
Eric joins President Trump at Don Jr. Scotland’s golf course open
The president’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, control the Trump organization, and Donald Trump still owns it. Ethics has long been a concern about the possibility that families could benefit from 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 and along with British Kiel Starmer to Aberdeen, the White House said.
“We had an unlimited budget and we exceeded that,” Eric said of the new golf course. “This was his Mona Lisa.”
Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born in Scotland and moved to New York in the 1930s. At the Trump Resort near Aberdeen, there is a building with her name.
Contributed by Francesca Chambers, USA Today
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
