Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says President Trump
wouldn’t be allowed to visit Scotland to golf during its pandemic
lockdown, responding to speculation that Trump might travel to a
Scottish golf resort rather than attend President-elect Joe Biden’s
inauguration.
“We are not allowing people to come in to Scotland without an
essential purpose right now and that would apply to him, just as it
applies to anybody else,” Sturgeon said after being asked about
Trump on Tuesday. “Coming to play golf is not what I would consider
to be an essential purpose.”
Sturgeon was responding to questions spurred by a report in the
Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post
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facility has been told a U.S. military Boeing 757 aircraft will
arrive on Jan. 19, the day before Trump’s term expires and Biden is
inaugurated.
The outgoing U.S. president customarily attends his successor’s
inauguration at the U.S. Capitol. But Trump has refused to concede
defeat in the 2020 race, and political insiders have told NPR that
Trump is considering a reelection bid for 2024 — and that he might
time his announcement to undercut Biden’s swearing-in.