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According to various reports, the president Donald Trump had planned a trip to Scotland to avoid attending the inauguration ceremony of the president Joe Biden .
Prestwick airport sources indicated that the arrival of the president was expected in a Boeing military plane 757, which is occasionally used by Trump, on 19 January, one day before the ceremony at the Capitol.
Aircraft used by the president, the first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence they get a special U.S. call sign instead of waiting for special treatment from air traffic controllers.
However, President Trump no p He will visit Scotland to play golf, warned Nicola Sturgeon, Prime Minister of that country.
He emphasized that it is illegal to travel in or out of the country without a valid reason amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Coming to play golf is not what I would consider an essential purpose” , he expressed, according to a report by The Independent .
The White House has not responded on the president’s plans, an issue on which there has been speculation since Biden’s triumph on November 3.
“I hope, like everyone else, that the travel plan that (Trump) has immediately is to get out of the White House, but beyond that, I don’t know” , Sturgeon said. “We do not allow people to come to Scotland without an essential purpose at this time and that would apply to him, just like anyone else.