Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Donald Trump met First Minister John Swinney to discuss whisky tariffs and the situation in Gaza as his four-day visit to Scotland drew to a close. A Scottish government source said the two leaders had a ‘very good conversation’ which lasted between 15 and 20 minutes on the US president’s Balmedie Estate earlier. Following the meeting, Swinney told BBC Scotland News that he believed the North Sea oil and gas industry was being ‘overtaxed.’ Trump opened a new course at his Aberdeenshire golf resort and called Swinney a ‘terrific guy’ during the ceremony before he left Scotland later in the afternoon. He told the opening ceremony crowd how his Lewis-born mother returned to her homeland ‘religiously’ every year after she emigrated to New York aged 18.” (07/29/25)