Overview

• On July 29 several outlets republished USA Today’s Rex Huppke critique that characterized Trump’s rambling as evidence of cognitive decline and a diplomatic embarrassment
• During meetings with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the president launched extended attacks on wind turbines, calling them costly, short-lived and landscape-ruining
• Trump disparaged starving children in Gaza as ungrateful after $60 million in U.S. food aid, complaining that foreign governments failed to acknowledge American assistance
• He promoted conspiracy theories about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, denying any personal ties to Epstein’s island and blaming Democrats for fabricating allegations
• Critics noted the trip functioned as a taxpayer-funded showcase for Trump’s Scottish golf properties without delivering substantive trade or security agreements