Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on golf course visit

Former US President Donald Trump has arrived successful Aberdeen connected a sojourn to his Scottish play properties.

It is Mr Trump's archetypal sojourn to the UK since 2019 aft leaving office.

He is expected to be a ceremonial to unfastened a caller people astatine his Aberdeenshire resort, Trump International Scotland.

Mr Trump, who is moving for the White House again successful 2024, sparked a large information operation connected a Scottish sojourn successful 2018. Protests were held successful Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

The sojourn comes arsenic Mr Trump faces tribunal enactment successful the United States. Earlier this period helium pled not blameworthy to 34 counts of falsifying concern records.

He is besides facing a civilian proceedings implicit an allegation that helium raped an proposal columnist astir 3 decades ago.

Mr Trump is visiting Scotland arsenic a backstage individual.

It is understood determination is nary request connected the Scottish oregon UK governments to wage for peculiar security.

Mr Trump arrived astatine Aberdeen Airport astatine astir 11:30 and was met by 2 pipers, a reddish carpet and a 10-vehicle motorcade.

He near the level and walked to a waiting car, greeting waiting media, but did not halt to instrumentality questions.

Ahead of the visit, Mr Trump said helium would beryllium opening a "spectacular" 2nd people connected the Menie Estate astatine Balmedie successful Aberdeenshire.

Mr Trump is aboriginal expected to sojourn the Trump Turnberry people successful Ayrshire earlier travelling to his people successful Doonbeg connected Ireland's westbound coast.

He wrote connected his Truth Social website: "The play courses and hotels are among the top successful the satellite - Turnberry and Aberdeen, successful Scotland, and Doonbeg, successful Ireland.

"Will beryllium gathering with galore fantastic friends, and cutting a ribbon for a caller and spectacular 2nd people successful Aberdeen.

"Very breathtaking contempt the information that it is 'make America large again' that is connected my mind, successful fact, America volition beryllium greater than ever before."

On Mr Trump's past large sojourn to Scotland successful July 2018 helium spent 2 days astatine his Turnberry edifice with woman Melania.

Mr Trump was heckled arsenic helium played play astatine Turnberry with his lad Eric.

It was portion of a four-day travel to the UK, during which helium met past Prime Minister Theresa May and the Queen.