The following article by Martyn McLaughlin was posted on the Scotsman website July 17, 2018:
Donald Trump’s Turnberry firm was paid more than £50,000 ($65,938.60) by his own government to cover the accommodation bill for his weekend stay at his loss-making resort, The Scotsman can reveal. US federal government spending records seen by this newspaper show a series of payments worth a total of £52,477 ($69,205.20) were made by the State Department to SLC Turnberry Limited, the company behind the South Ayrshire hotel and golf course.
The five-figure windfall, which represents the first example of how Mr Trump’s firm was paid for his contentious working visit to the UK, has been condemned by ethics watchdogs, with one group accusing the 72-year-old of “using the power and authority of his office to profit personally”.
View the full article on the Scottsman website here.