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Trump’s Scotland Trip Centers on Family Golf Courses and Trade Diplomacy

A scheduled August 13 ribbon-cutting at his family’s third Scottish course underscores this blending of private interests with presidential responsibilities

FILE - President Barack Obama follows his daughter Malia Obama as they rides bikes in West Tisbury, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 22, 2015, during the Obamas annual vacation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - President Harry Truman holds a vacation press conference surrounded by aides and members of the media on Little White House Lawn in Key West, Fla., March 18, 1949. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - The 45-foot schooner Amberjack, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard, seated and wearing sailor's hat, is shown sailing from Buzzard's Bay, Mass., toward Campobello Island, off the coast of Maine, during his vacation, June 1933. Crew members are unidentified. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - President George W. Bush, from left, reels in his catch as his daughter Barbara Bush and fishing guide BIlly Bush look on, June 30, 2007, in Kennebunkport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Overview

  • The White House labels the five-day visit a working trip as Trump holds trade talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
  • Over the weekend Trump played golf at his Turnberry course, marking another stint at properties owned by the Trump Organization
  • He is set to inaugurate his family’s third Scottish golf course on August 13, further promoting his private resorts abroad
  • Critics say arranging the itinerary around family-owned sites represents an unprecedented monetization of the presidency
  • Trump’s approach diverges from past presidents who traditionally avoided centering foreign travel on personal business interests