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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mohamad Bazzi

Trump’s trip to Scotland is mostly to visit his golf courses. Where’s the backlash?

trump on golf course with people playing bagpipes
‘With an obedient Congress led by Republicans who fear Trump’s wrath and a supreme court ruling that gave the president broad immunity for official acts, Trump is more emboldened than ever.’ Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

Donald Trump will be visiting Scotland for five days, but he won’t spend most of his time in high-level diplomatic meetings or conducting other state business. He’s primarily visiting two of his golf resorts, and dedicating a new golf course named in honor of his mother, who was born in Scotland.

In other words, Trump appears to be going on a junket, paid for by US taxpayers, to check out his golf properties in a foreign country.

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