ormer US president Donald Trump has arrived in Aberdeen forward of a go to to his close by golf course.

Mr Trump stated on Truth Social – the social media platform he owns – that he's going to the Menie Estate close to the town to open a “spectacular” second course.

He arrived at Aberdeen Airport at about 11.30am and was met by two pipers, a pink carpet and a 10-vehicle motorcade.

Mr Trump left the aircraft and walked to a ready automobile, greeting ready media, however not stopping to take questions.

Following his time in Scotland, he'll head to his course in Doonbeg on Ireland’s west coast.

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Despite the go to, Mr Trump, who's working for the White House once more in 2024 and is seen by many because the presumptive Republican nominee, stated his marketing campaign is “on my mind”, stressing {that a} victory for him would make America “greater than ever before”.

“Will be leaving for Scotland & Ireland soon in order to see and inspect my great properties there,” he wrote.

“The golf courses and hotels are among the greatest in the world – Turnberry and Aberdeen, in Scotland, and Doonbeg, in Ireland.

“Will be meeting with many wonderful friends, and cutting a ribbon for a new and spectacular second course in Aberdeen.

“Very exciting despite the fact that it is ‘make America great again’ that is on my mind, in fact, America will be greater than ever before.”

The tycoon’s journey to Scotland comes as he faces authorized hassle in his native New York over his enterprise practices.

He has pleaded not responsible to expenses of falsifying enterprise data to cover damaging data forward of the 2016 presidential election.

Mr Trump had beforehand spent two days at his Turnberry course whereas in workplace in 2018, assembly Theresa May and the Queen through the go to.

Asked final week if he'll meet Mr Trump, who has made controversial statements about Muslims up to now, First Minister Humza Yousaf stated: “I would find it difficult, I have to say, to meet with him without raising the significance of concerns I have of the remarks that he’s made in the past.”