
US President Donald Trump's upcoming five-day jaunt to Scotland from 25 to 29 July is causing quite a stir as it is set to cost UK taxpayers an estimated £3 million ($4 million) for a large-scale and complex security operation involving up to 5,000 Police Scotland officers and 1,000 additional personnel from UK forces.
The trip, which includes visits to Trump's golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeenshire, has sparked concern over its financial burden and impact on local policing, with preparations likened to those for the late Queen Elizabeth's funeral in 2022.