US Edition‘Why Isn’t He Paying?’ Trump’s Golf Visit to Cost Scottish Taxpayers
SCOTLAND, JUL 25 – The visit includes opening a new golf course and meetings with UK leaders amid unprecedented security and protests, with around 5,000 police deployed, officials said.
- On Friday, July 25, 2025, President Donald Trump visited his Turnberry golf course in Scotland, prompting a major police operation there.
- The visit required this operation due to planned protests by the Stop Trump Scotland group in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dumfries over the weekend.
- About 5,000 officers wearing reflective yellow vests secured the golf course using local, national, and specialist police resources supported by mutual aid from other U.K. forces.
- David Kennedy, who leads the Scottish Police Federation, stated that it is unrealistic to claim the operation would have no effect, emphasizing that it would involve costs running into the millions of pounds.
- The visit strained already overworked and understaffed police, diverting officers from normal duties, while some residents expressed dissatisfaction with the policing costs.
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'Why Isn't He Paying?' Trump's Golf Visit To Cost Scottish Taxpayers
It may not be typical golf attire, but one of the most ubiquitous outfits seen on US President Donald Trump 's golf course Friday ahead of his visit was the reflective yellow vest worn by Scottish police.
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