Trump landed at Prestwick Airport outside Glasgow on Friday evening, before he in a cortege and under large security measures was driven to the luxury hotel Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire.
The President's arrival has transformed the picturesque and usually calm countryside in southwestern Scotland into what can be likened to a fortress, with closed roads and police checks throughout the area, reports AFP.
Hundreds of demonstrators have, ahead of the presidential visit, protested outside the American consulate in Edinburgh and in Aberdeen, near another of Trump's golf courses.
Four-wheelers and dog patrols
On Saturday, he had no publicly announced meetings on the agenda, but instead went directly out on the resort's well-known golf course to play a round with son Eric Trump.
The course, where four British Open tournaments have previously been played and which was bought by Trump together with the hotel in 2014, was patrolled during the time by police on four-wheelers and dog patrols. At the same time, security personnel searched the surrounding area.
Later during the weekend, Donald Trump will travel to his resort in Aberdeenshire, where he will also open a new golf course. There, the protest group Stop Trump Coalition has announced demonstrations during Saturday, as well as at the American consulate in Edinburgh.
Private or work trip?
Trump also has a planned meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, to discuss a possible tariff agreement. He also has planned meetings with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scotland's First Minister John Swinney.
The White House has dismissed questions about a conflict of interest for Trump when he mixes private business with his work as president. According to spokesperson Taylor Rogers, it is a "work trip".
