No plans for Trump to visit UK in the coming weeks, president’s adviser says
Donald Trump is not planning a surprise visit to the UK, his spokesman has said, ending uncertainty about whether the US president would drop in on one of his Scottish golf courses soon.
Reports had suggested Mr Trump could make an unannounced visit to one of his Scottish golf resorts during an official visit to Europe this month.
But White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Mr Trump would not visit the UK in the coming weeks.
“While he looks forward to visiting the UK, it will not be in the next two weeks,” Mr Spicer said yesterday.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s official spokesman told reporters at a regular Westminster media briefing yesterday: “I am not aware of any plans for the president to visit the UK in the next few weeks.”
Mrs May invited Mr Trump on a state visit to the UK shortly after he took office, but speculation that it may have been put on hold was fuelled by its absence from last month’s Queen’s Speech.