The First Minister met Eric Trump at his official residence, in the city, Bute House, and the Scottish Government said the meeting “provided an opportunity to discuss Scotland's investment potential”.
The meeting sparked fury from the Scottish Greens.
Eric Trump touched down at Edinburgh Airport yesterday in his dad's Boeing 757 after 10am.
Scotland matters to the family. Donald Trump's mother Mary Anne MacLeod came from Tong on the Isle of Lewis, where the Gaelic speaker lived until she emigrated to New York and met the president's dad, Fred.
Trump opened his first golf resort on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire in 2012 and took over Trump Turnberry in 2014.
The US president is set to open the 18-hole MacLeod Course, named after his mum, in Menie this summer.
Eric, executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation, regularly visits Scotland.
He said: “It was a very warm and friendly meeting and this is the first time that a First Minister has invited us to Bute House. The First Minister thanked me for the Trump Organisation's ongoing colossal investment and commitment to Scotland.
“This is the first time that I've heard those words from the First Minister and they were hugely appreciated.
“Our discussions focused on the Trump Organisation's commitment to creating in Trump Turnberry and Trump International in Aberdeenshire, two of the most iconic golf destinations in the world.
“We did not discuss Scottish or US politics but concentrated...
The meeting sparked fury from the Scottish Greens.
Eric Trump touched down at Edinburgh Airport yesterday in his dad's Boeing 757 after 10am.
Scotland matters to the family. Donald Trump's mother Mary Anne MacLeod came from Tong on the Isle of Lewis, where the Gaelic speaker lived until she emigrated to New York and met the president's dad, Fred.
Trump opened his first golf resort on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire in 2012 and took over Trump Turnberry in 2014.
The US president is set to open the 18-hole MacLeod Course, named after his mum, in Menie this summer.
Eric, executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation, regularly visits Scotland.
He said: “It was a very warm and friendly meeting and this is the first time that a First Minister has invited us to Bute House. The First Minister thanked me for the Trump Organisation's ongoing colossal investment and commitment to Scotland.
“This is the first time that I've heard those words from the First Minister and they were hugely appreciated.
“Our discussions focused on the Trump Organisation's commitment to creating in Trump Turnberry and Trump International in Aberdeenshire, two of the most iconic golf destinations in the world.
“We did not discuss Scottish or US politics but concentrated...
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