EDINBURGH: President Donald Trump played golf Saturday 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. Trump and his son Eric played with the US 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 went 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.

His private visit is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office.

The U.S. president is due to visit Trump-owned golf courses in Scotland and meet informally with the British prime minister over the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.