Trump’s Private Scottish Trip Comes With Risks for Starmer

A Trump supporter at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Alex Wickham, Ellen Milligan, and Freya Jones

July 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC

Updated on

July 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM UTC

Donald Trump arrived in Scotland on Friday evening for a private five-day visit of his mother’s ancestral home, taking in two golf resorts he owns. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer knows full well that when it comes to this US president, little is ever really private.

Trump’s first trip to Britain since his reelection will see him travel to his estates at Turnberry on Scotland’s picturesque west coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire. It comes only weeks before he crosses the Atlantic again on an official state visit to meet King Charles III in September. For Starmer, who will meet Trump in Scotland, it’s not without its risks.