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EDINBURGH (PA Media/dpa)
US President Donald Trump departed Scotland on Tuesday as his five-day visit came to an end, with Air Force One taking off from from the Lossiemouth air base.
The president concluded his trip by opening a new golf course at his resort in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday morning.
After playing on the new course, he flew by helicopter to the base.
During his visit, he had earlier stayed at his other Scottish resort at Turnberry in South Ayrshire, where he enjoyed several rounds of golf.
Despite the mostly private nature of the trip, he hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at both resorts on Monday.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also took part in a meeting with him at Turnberry on Sunday.
As Trump cut the ribbon on the new course in Aberdeenshire, he said he would play a quick round before returning to Washington to "put out fires all over the world."
Just before hitting the first ball at the new course, the US president told those gathered on a grandstand: "We started with a beautiful piece of land, but we made it much more beautiful. I look forward to playing it today."
He added "We'll play it very quickly and then I go back to DC and we put out
fires all over the world. We did one yesterday - you know we stopped the war. We've stopped about five wars.
"That's much more important than playing golf. As much as I like it, it's much more important."
