Ex U.S president Donald Trump's recent visit to Scotland cost taxpayers £60,000 - with the public paying for police officers to stand guard while he played golf.
Trump, 76, now a convicted sex offender, spent three days in Scotland in May, visiting his golf resorts and hotels at Balmedie in Aberdeenshire and Turnberry, South Ayrshire, which prompted a high-profile security operation.
Even though Trump is no longer head of state, his visit with family and entourage warranted a huge cost to the taxpayer which will not be reclaimed. Overtime payments by Police Scotland totaled around an estimated £57,493 over and above normal day-to-day budgets - while cops watched him tee off, patrolled the grounds of his properties or guarded entrances.
