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Donald Trump officially inaugurated his new golf course in Scotland on Tuesday, bringing to a close a five-day visit during which the US president signed a major trade agreement with the European Union and issued an ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine within two weeks.
Accompanied by the sound of bagpipes, secret service agents and golfers mingled across the scenic Aberdeenshire course as Trump prepared to tee off. “We started with a beautiful piece of land, but we made it much more beautiful,” he told attendees before cutting the ceremonial red ribbon. “The area has really, really welcomed us.”
Trump, joined by his son Eric—who spearheaded the project—teed off shortly after the ribbon-cutting, with fireworks and his campaign anthem, “YMCA” by the Village People, playing in the background. “We’ll play it very quickly, and then I go back to Washington DC and we put out fires all over the world,” Trump said. “We’re gonna have a great and peaceful world.”
Eric Trump described the course as his father’s “Mona Lisa,” adding, “Sculpting the dunes, sculpting the land—that was always his painting.” The development, boasting what is said to be the world’s largest natural bunker, offers sweeping views of the North Sea and promotes an environmentally sensitive design, according to a press release.
Visible in the distance were offshore wind turbines, which Trump once famously opposed. He reiterated his criticism of wind power during meetings with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday.
During his stay, Trump held talks with Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, covering topics such as tariffs on Scottish whisky and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He left Scotland later on Tuesday to return to the US.
While at his Turnberry resort over the weekend, Trump also made headlines with spontaneous press conferences that blurred the lines between diplomacy and his business interests. On Sunday, he unveiled a trade agreement alongside Von der Leyen, in which the EU agreed to 15% tariffs on exports to the United States—a move widely criticised across Europe.
Speaking with Starmer on Monday, Trump pledged increased aid to Gaza and issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, giving him “10 or 12 days” to halt military operations in Ukraine. “I really felt it was going to end,” Trump remarked, “but every time I think it’s going to end, he kills people. I’m not so interested in talking to him anymore.”
He also launched fresh attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan and took to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday to call for tax cuts and increased oil drilling in the North Sea. Denouncing wind turbines as “ugly monsters”, he wrote, “Incentivise the drillers, FAST. A VAST FORTUNE TO BE MADE for the UK, and far lower energy costs for the people.”
