President Donald Trump played golf Saturday (July 26, 2025) at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American.
Mr. Trump and his son Eric played with the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family's company took over in 2014. Security was tight, and protesters kept at a distance wand unseen by the group during Trump's round. He was dressed in black, with a white “USA” cap, and was spotted driving a golf cart.
The President appeared to play an opening nine holes, stop for lunch, then head out for nine more. By the middle of the afternoon, plainclothes security officials began leaving, suggesting Trump was done for the day.
People take part in a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh, as US President Donald Trump begins his five-day private trip to the country at his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the cobblestone and tree-lined street in front of the U.S. Consulate about 160 kilometres away in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Speakers told the crowd that Mr. Trump was not welcome and criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for striking a recent trade deal to avoid stiff U.S. tariffs on goods imported from the U.K..
