Overview

• President Trump spent his first full day in Scotland playing golf at his Turnberry resort beneath road closures, sniffer dogs, snipers and helicopter patrols by Police Scotland and supporting forces.
• Protests organized by the Stop Trump Coalition erupted in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and other cities as demonstrators rallied against his stances on immigration, climate policy and trade.
• On arrival, Trump told European leaders to “get your act together” on immigration, calling the influx an “invasion” that is “killing Europe,” and demanded windmills be stopped for marring Scotland’s beauty.
• He is due to meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the coming days to advance US-UK and US-EU trade agreements.
• The White House has labeled the trip a “working trip” despite its focus on his private golf enterprises, prompting ethics concerns and an estimated $10 million security bill for US taxpayers.