Swinney ‘has no plans’ to meet Trump during US visit for World Cup
Scottish First Minister John Swinney has announced that he will not be meeting with Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to the United States for the World Cup. This trip marks Scotland's first World Cup appearance in 28 years, with their opening match scheduled against Haiti. Despite previously having a good relationship with Trump, Swinney confirmed there has been no dialogue regarding a meeting during this visit.
- ▪John Swinney will not seek a meeting with Donald Trump during his US trip for the World Cup.
- ▪Scotland's men's national team is participating in the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
- ▪Swinney has previously met Trump multiple times, including discussions about Scotch whisky tariffs.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
NewsUKUK PoliticsSwinney ‘has no plans’ to meet Trump during US visit for World CupScotland’s first minister on US visit ahead of nation’s first World Cup appearance in 28 yearsCraig Paton Wednesday 03 June 2026 14:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2988810","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/swinney-us-visit-world-cup-trump-tariffs-b2988810.html","title":"Swinney ‘has no plans’ to meet Trump during US visit for World Cup"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-97821","index":0}Scotland’s first…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Independent.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Independent
