DONALD Trump said the “invasion” of migrants is “killing” Europe as he told the leaders to “get their act together” after landing in the UK.
The MAGA prez touched down on Air Force One in Scotland this evening for a four-day visit – his first visit to the UK since his re-election.
ReutersPresident Donald Trump waves as he disembarks from Air Force One at Glasgow Prestwick Airport[/caption]
GettyHe briefly spoke with the media on the tarmac before being escorted away by his armoured motorcade[/caption]
PM Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to tackle illegal immigration in the UK
Chris EadesThe latest batch of small boat migrants who have illegally landed are ready to be hosted in style to the tune of £5.5million a day[/caption]
He is expected to visit his golf resorts at Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire over the weekend.
The president was greeted by Scottish Secretary Ian Murray before speaking to reporters.
But when asked about illegal immigration, Trump said a “horrible invasion” was taking place in Europe which needs to stop.
Don said: “On immigration, you better get your act together.
“You’re not going to have Europe anymore, you’ve got to get your act together.
“As you know, last month we had nobody entering our country – nobody, [we] shut it down.”
He added: “You’ve got to stop this horrible invasion that’s happening to Europe.”
Trump, who made a crackdown on illegal immigration a major policy in his second term at the White House, boasted: “Last month we had nobody entering our country.”
Trump’s comments come as Sir Keir Starmer faces enormous pressure to tackle illegal immigration in the UK.
In Labour’s first six months in office, there was a 29 per cent increase in arrivals compared to the previous year.
From election day to the end of 2024, 23,242 migrants arrived to enjoy bed and board on the taxpayer.
In 2025 — so far — another 21,117 have crossed, up a staggering 56 per cent compared to 2024 and a shocking 75 per cent higher than in 2023.
Labour has vowed to end the use of asylum hotels by the 2029 election, in part by moving migrants to cheaper forms of taxpayer-funded accommodation.
But just days ago, Sir Keir sparked uproar by claiming there was plenty of spare housing for both illegal migrants and homeless Brits.
Meanwhile, a four-star hotel in London’s flash financial district Canary Wharf was set up to receive hundreds of new migrants.
The latest batch of small boat migrants who have illegally landed are ready to be hosted in style to the tune of £5.5million a day.
Mr Trump also suggested he would be meeting Sir Keir “tomorrow evening”, although it is understood the pair will not meet until Monday.
He praised him ahead of a meeting between the two at one of his courses in the coming days, describing him as a “good man”.
“I like your Prime Minister, he’s slightly more liberal than I am – as you probably heard – but he’s a good man. He got a trade deal done,” he said.
As well as the Prime Minister, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is also set to meet Trump.
She confirmed on X that she will come to Scotland on Sunday in a bid to hash out a trade deal between the US and Europe.
It comes after Trump slapped Europe with a whopping 30 per cent tariff set to hit the EU from August.
But he told journalists today there was a “good 50/50 chance” of a deal being struck, adding that it would be the “biggest deal of them all”.
The president and Sir Keir are expected to discuss potential changes to the UK-US trade deal which came into force last month.
After years watching Channel migrant crisis unfold Brits have just about snapped – and it’s killing Starmer
Opinion by Jack Elsom, Political Editor
CAST your mind back to Christmas 2018 when a few dozen migrants clambered into rickety dinghies off the French coast and headed for Britain.
Then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid flew back early from his family holiday to declare a “major incident”, MPs called for the Navy to be deployed and the public rightly demanded action.
You don’t need me to tell you what happened next: over the next seven years 174,000 more would-be asylum seekers crossed the English Channel.
Billions of pounds of taxpayer cash have been ploughed into snapping up hotels for them to live in, with free bed and board.
The lives of vulnerable men, women and children have been tragically lost.
And families feeling the pinch have watched agog as successive governments throw good money after bad.
Yesterday’s revelation that thousands of asylum seekers have been gambling with money from taxpayer-funded pre-paid cards was shocking.
But in many ways what is more depressing is that nobody is even really surprised any more.
Read the full piece here.
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