Golfer Potus will just putter about

WOULD you like to see a managed reintroduction of wolves to the highlands? Or would you prefer to see wolves reintroduced to whatever part of Scotland Donald Trump visits this summer?

It seems highly likely President Trump will come to Scotland as part of his UK trip. The only issue yet to be settled is which lucky part of the country gets to host him posing as an international political figure. Odd, isn’t it, given that his entire presidential campaign was about being against globalisation and joining the world’s political elite.

Trump was interviewed by Piers Morgan this week. Morgan/Trump turned out to be less Frost/Nixon and more Richard Madeley/Daffy Duck but during verbal volleys of numpty tennis Trump did mention that he would like to get in touch with his mother’s roots on Lewis. This would have been more touching if he hadn’t followed it up with a plug for his Scottish golf interests.

Don’t worry Scotland: he’ll be here a day, tops, which is barely enough time for him to say something racist.

And don’t expect any terrific international agreements out of this. Despite those series of The Apprentice, a ghostwritten book called The Art of The Deal and swaggering about being the greatest negotiator, it’s becoming obvious that the President of the United States couldn’t negotiate 20 per cent off at a DFS halfprice sale.