- Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday put an end to rumors that President Donald Trump would visit his Turnberry golf course during the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
- Sturgeon said the country’s national exclusion, which includes a ban on non-essential travel, applies to Trump.
- A Scottish newspaper reported on Sunday that a US military plane sometimes used by Trump was planning to arrive at an airport near Trump’s Turnberry golf course.
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Rumors that President Donald Trump would hide at his Scottish golf course at his Scottish golf course on January 20 were foiled by the Scottish leader yesterday.
Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the US president may not visit the country, where he has owned a golf course since 2014, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions banning non-essential travel. Sturgeon implemented a nationwide exclusion on Monday shortly before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a national exclusion on England as coronavirus cases increased.
“We do not allow people to come to Scotland, and that will apply to him just as it applies to anyone else,” Sturgeon told Scottish reporters on Tuesday. “And playing golf is not what I would consider an essential goal.”
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The Sunday Post first reported that Trump plans to escape from the US later this month. A military plane occasionally used by the president would arrive at Glasgow Prestwick Airport near Trump’s residence on January 19, the day before Biden’s inauguration, the Scottish newspaper said.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump “has no plans to travel to Scotland” after the White House declined to comment on The Sunday Post’s report. Trump planned to visit Turnberry after the 2016 election because he assumed he would lose the race against Hillary Clinton, The New York Times reported, citing former White House director Anthony Scaramucci.
The president, who refused to concede his election loss, did not say whether he would attend Biden’s inauguration or announce where he was going once he was no longer president. NBC News reports Trump is considering announcing a 2024 presidential bid on Inauguration Day, while other stores have reported that Trump will hold a campaign battle after Biden is sworn in.