Trump defending cuts to foreign aid and science, threatening Canada, tariff update, defends yanking security clearances and Putin update over renamed Gulf

The live-fire amphibious assault demo @VP viewed included F-18s launched from USS Teddy Roosevelt, MH-60 helicopters, and a "simulated village," per pooler @MarioDParker. @afp pic

POTUS on continuation of his $100m lawsuit against DOJ over the Mar-a-Lago: "I have a lawsuit that was doing very well. When I became president I said ‘I’m sort of suing myself.’”

Wrote some stories for the Sunday paper

Stars and bars on the drains. Lots of PVC pipe underneath. Hopefully no leaks.

POTUS fields questions on Russia, labor stats, and Epstein as he heads to Bedminster for the weekend. “I said who’s the person that does these numbers?”

White House ice skating rink officially open

Chairs and tables. And a system for drainage.

POTUS on #RussiaGate burn bags on his first day back: “Oh burn bag, I thought you said appointed a man named Burnbag”

POTUS is back on US soil after addressing Russia, Gaza, his break with Epstein, and golf and his first tee en route from Scotland.

POTUS gets an aerial view of his golf course via the route as he leaves Scotland

“Welcome. If you remember at the beginning, it wasn’t quite a welcome. But it wasn’t bad. But with time they’ve liked us more and more. And now they love us.” - potus at new course Aberdeen

POTUS gets Bibi and Middle East peace questions after teeing off at his new course. Working “to try and get things straightened out for the world.”

Only one practice ribbon cutting on the tee by protocol

The president will mark the opening of his Trump International Golf Links Scotland with a speech to a grandstand near the first tee

Special relationship

Broken wind turbine

Even more wind turbines

Scottish wind turbines visible on chopper route to Aberdeen

POTUS is leaving his Turnberry golf course en route to his Aberdeen course. PM Starmer, Don Jr, Eric, Lara and Bettina Anderson on board.

Trump says he told Netanyahu “you’re going to have to now maybe do it a different way.” Says of #Gaza: “The children look very hungry.”