Donald Trump has never been shy about bragging about his connections with Scotland – from his Scottish mother and beloved golf courses, to his frequent public spats with politicians and environmentalists.
The creation of the Trump International Golf Links on the old Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire was beset by furious legal battles that saw him threaten to pull out – only to end up buying the Turnberry hotel and golf course as well.
Trump lost the 2020 Presidential election to Joe Biden in 2020 but completed his unlikely return to the White House following a landslide win over Democrat candidate Kamala Harris at the ballot box last year.
Ahead of an official state visit later this year, President Trump will be arriving in Scotland on Friday (July 25) for five days to visit both his golf courses - as well as meeting with both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney.
Here are 22 things the politician and businessman has said about Scotland.
17. Donald Trump on...vandals targeting Trump Turnberry
"I was just informed by Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom, that they caught the terrorists who attacked the beautiful Turnberry, in Scotland. They did serious damage, and will hopefully be treated harshly. You cannot let things like this attack happen, and I greatly appreciate the work of Prime Minister Starmer, and UK law enforcement." | Getty Images
18. Donald Trump on...his Meanie Estate golf development in Aberdeenshire
“I’ve always liked my ties to Scotland. We looked at 150 different sites all over Europe for this project but my first choice was always Scotland if it could work out and, fortunately, it did. I have a lot of tremendous courses and I always like to be actively involved in them. I only do truly great courses. I’m not interested in having mediocre ones, even if they make money. That’s not what I’m about. And my Scottish course? I truly believe it will probably blow everything away. We have a very, very special place. Even the contractors who are doing it, and who have done many of the great courses, including Open courses, said they have never ever seen a piece of land like it.” | AFP via Getty Images
19. Donald Trump on...the home of David and Moira Milne, who refused to sell up their Aberdeenshire home to Trump
"I want to get rid of that house. Who cares? We are going to build the greatest golf course in the world, this house is ugly." | AFP via Getty Images
20. Donald Trump on...Scottish oil
Aberdeen is the oil capital of Europe. They have so much oil there. They should get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil. The windmills are really detrimental to the beauty of Scotland and every other place they go up." | Getty Images