Two pipers, a crimson carpet, and a 10-car convoy welcomed the 76-year-old former US president off the plane. He spoke only a few words to the waiting media.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump stated, “It’s great to be home” upon landing in Aberdeen, Scotland, before a visit to his nearby golf course.
At approximately 11.30 a.m., the 76-year-old arrived at the city’s airport, where he was greeted by two pipers, a red carpet, and a 10-vehicle motorcade. As he departed the plane, he performed his trademark fist pump.
The 45th president of the United States has Scottish ancestry on his mother’s side and possesses multiple properties in Scotland.
While greeting the media, he walked from the plane to a car without stopping to answer questions.
Before entering one of the vehicles, Trump remarked, “It’s great to be home, this was my mother’s home.”
Trump has revealed he will establish a “spectacular” second course at the Menie estate site near the city.
His representatives have not disclosed the length of his stay. Or whether he will visit his other opulent Scottish course in South Ayrshire, Turnberry.
This is his first voyage to the United Kingdom since 2019.
After Scotland, he’ll head to Doonbeg on Ireland’s west coast for his course.
After becoming the first US president in history to face a criminal trial, he embarks on this voyage.
Before the 2016 presidential election, he pleaded not guilty to charges of falsifying business records to conceal damaging information.
The allegations center on alleged hush money paid to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels.
According to a letter from the former president, Trump has asked for a mistrial in a civil case in which the author E Jean Carroll accuses him of rape and defamation.
In a letter filed early Monday morning in federal court in Manhattan, Trump’s attorney Joe Tacopina cited several alleged errors by the judge, including that he mischaracterized portions of the case and impeded his ability to defend Trump.
Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for 2024.
His Scottish ancestry can be traced back to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
In 1930, his mother, Mary Anne Trump, née MacLeod, left Tong for the US at 18.
There, she wed Fred Trump, and one of their five offspring is Donald.
Last week, Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s new first minister, was asked if he will meet the former US president who has made controversial statements about Muslims.
Mr. Yousaf stated, “I would find it difficult to meet with him without bringing up the significance of my concerns regarding his previous remarks.
