US President Donald Trump arrived in Scotland yesterday for some golf and bilateral talks that could yield a trade deal with the European Union.
Trump told reporters before leaving the US that he will visit his two golf properties in Scotland and meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish leader John Swinney.
Trump said he and Starmer would discuss the US-British trade deal and perhaps even ‘improve’ it, but gave no details. He said Washington was also working hard on a possible trade deal with the European Union, which he said was very keen to make a deal. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said later she would meet Trump in Scotland on Sunday.
EU diplomats say a deal could result in a broad 15 per cent tariff on EU goods, mirroring a framework agreement with Japan reached this week and half of the 30pc Trump is threatening to impose by August 1.
Trump has sought to reorder the global economy after imposing a 10pc tariff on nearly all trading partners in April and threatening sharply higher rates for many countries to kick in a week from now.
The Republican president faces the biggest domestic political crisis of his second term in office. Allies and opponents alike have criticised his administration’s handling of investigative files related to Epstein’s criminal charges and the circumstances of his 2019 death in prison.
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