Donald Trump has landed in Scotland ahead of a four-day visit to the country, during which he will meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney.
The US President arrived aboard Air Force One at Glasgow Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire just before 8:30pm on Friday evening.
Trump will visit both of the golf clubs he owns in the country – Turnberry in South [[Ayr]]shire and Menie, near Aberdeen - during the visit, which has been described as “private” by the White House.
His meeting with Sir Keir Starmer is seen as a chance to refine the UK-US trade deal which came into force last month.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also confirmed that she will meet with Trump in Scotland on Sunday.
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Before boarding the presidential plane Air Force One to fly to Scotland, Trump said he is looking forward to meeting John Swinney.
He told journalists: “The Scottish leader is a good man, so I look forward to meeting him.”
He also said he has a “lot of love” for Scotland.
Trump's presence is likely to spark protests across the country, with Police Scotland being forced to request aid from other forces to help increase manpower for the trip.
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has called for the UK Government to meet the full costs of the visit to Scotland.
It comes after warnings that Mr Trump's visit will come at considerable expense to the taxpayer, with one former police chief estimating it will cost more than £5 million.
"The private visit is only taking place because Sir Keir Starmer wanted the visit to take place away from Parliament. Therefore it is only right and proper that full cost reimbursement for the massive policing costs of the Trump visit should be met from the coffers of the UK and not the Scottish Government.
“The UK Government met the core costs when world leaders came to Scotland for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and that is the very least that should happen now.
“But this private trip is only happening because the UK Government have invited Trump to the UK and so they should meet the full costs.
“We must not have the double whammy of our police services being stretched while at the same time the Scottish Government having to pick up the massive costs of policing the Trump visit. That is why the [[UK Government]] must meet the full costs for the visit and the disruption which they have imposed on Scotland.”
Meanwhile, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Trump's visit to Scotland is in the “public interest”.
Speaking to journalists during a visit to the Rolls-Royce factory near Glasgow Airport on Friday morning, the Chancellor talked up the importance of the visit.
“It’s in Britain’s national interest to have strong relations with the US administration and as a result of both that long-term special relationship, but actually more importantly, the work that our Prime Minister Keir Starmer has done in building that relationship with President Trump has meant that we were the first country in the world to secure a trade deal,” she said.
“That has a tangible benefit for people here in Scotland, whether it is people working in the Scotch whisky industry or people working in the defence sector like here at Rolls-Royce, that trade deal means lower tariffs than any country in the world on things that we send to the US.”
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