{"id":148326,"date":"2025-07-30T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/?p=148326"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:10:40","slug":"from-scotland-with-love-trump-says-wall-street-journal-wants-to-settle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/from-scotland-with-love-trump-says-wall-street-journal-wants-to-settle\/","title":{"rendered":"From Scotland with love; Trump says Wall Street Journal wants to settle"},"content":{"rendered":"

by<\/em><\/span> WorldTribune<\/strong> Staff<\/em><\/span><\/span>, July 30, 2025 <\/em>Real World News<\/span><\/a>
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As he was wrapping up his golf-themed tour of Scotland, President Donald Trump noted how he went an entire day without using the term “fake news.”<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump tees off at his new course in Aberdeen, Scotland. \/ White House video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the grand opening of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Trump noted:<\/p>\n

\u201cSo thank you, everybody, thank you to the media. The media has been terrific, believe it or not. I didn\u2019t use the word \u2018fake news\u2019 one time, not one time. Today, they\u2019re not fake news. Today, they\u2019re wonderful news \u2026 and they respect what we\u2019ve done, really, at a level that you rarely see nowadays. So, I really, very much, appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aberdeen opening came after the U.S. President met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry, where he also hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the unveiling of a tariff deal with the European Union.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, I don\u2019t think you can downplay the importance of soft power,\u201d Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar told reporters during a brief gaggle near the driving range. \u201cWe have a soft power relationship as a UK with the U.S., but we have a significant soft power relationship between Scotland and the U.S. \u2026 I don\u2019t think we leverage it anywhere near enough to attract investment, tourism, and export from Scotland. And I think if we can do that with a president who \u2014 I believe him when he says he has a love for Scotland, I\u2019ve seen from his family and his business the genuine affection he has for Scotland \u2014 if we can use that to work in our national interest, to attract better economic outcomes for people in this country, then fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tourism from the United States is a major part of the Scottish economy, with American visitors accounting for 20% of all overseas trips to Scotland and 34% of all overseas spending in Scotland in 2023, according to Visit Scotland.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have the president of the United States, the first minister of Scotland [John Swinney] and, yesterday, the prime minister all here together shines a wonderful light on our sport,\u201d PGA European Tour CEO Guy Kinnings said during the Aberdeen event. \u201cTheir presence is validation of the appeal of golf, both as a sport and as an industry. Hosting professional golf tournaments brings global exposure, as well as proven economic and social benefits for host venues and for regions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump did take offense with the wind turbines being erected in the North Sea adjacent to his Aberdeen courses \u2014 \u201csome of the ugliest you\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d as he put it this week \u2014 and called for the British government to expand oil drilling.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Sea Oil is a treasure chest for the United Kingdom,\u201d Trump wrote on social media on Tuesday. \u201cThe taxes are so high, however, that it makes no sense. They have essentially told drillers and oil companies that, \u2018we don\u2019t want you\u2019. Incentivize the drillers, fast. A vast fortune to be made for the UK, and far lower energy costs for the people!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Trump said the Wall Street Journal may be ready to settle his lawsuit against the outlet:<\/p>\n