Scotland’s first minister John Swinney hosted Donald Trump’s son Eric on Thursday for a “very warm and friendly” meeting in his official residence in Edinburgh, although the conversation avoided politics and focused on golf and investment.
Swinney, who a week ago argued that a second state visit to the UK for the US president should be conditional on Washington’s continued support for Ukraine, “regularly meets with business people regarding investment in Scotland”, a Scottish government spokesperson said.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, visiting Trump at the White House last month, passed on an official invitation for a second state visit from King Charles, including visiting the monarch in Scotland.