{"id":81914,"date":"2026-04-22T09:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/first-minister-of-scotland-denies-trump-white-house-invite\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:31:38","slug":"first-minister-of-scotland-denies-trump-white-house-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/first-minister-of-scotland-denies-trump-white-house-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"First Minister of Scotland Denies Trump White House Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"


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First Minister of Scotland John Swinney<\/strong> declined an invitation from President<\/strong> Donald Trump<\/strong> to attend a White House state banquet.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Scottish government told The Independent<\/em> on Tuesday, April 21, that Swinney, 62, had \u201cpolitely declined\u201d a seat at the Tuesday, April 28, event as the timing clashed with his campaigning efforts ahead of May\u2019s Holyrood elections in Scotland.<\/p>\n

The outlet also reported that a \u201cfour-minute phone call\u201d between Trump, 79, and Swinney took place on Monday, April 20, and \u201cit is understood the invitation was the focus of the call.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Scottish National Party also told the outlet, \u201cAs the First Minister has said previously, he will continue to engage with the president where it is in Scotland\u2019s interest, but will be clear on the areas where he disagrees with actions of the U.S. administration such as on their actions in Iran.\u201d (Swinney has served as Leader of the Scottish National Party since 2024 following a previous stint between 2000 and 2004.)<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>King Charles III Invites Trump to U.K. for \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 State Visit<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tKing Charles III has invited President Donald Trump to the U.K. for a \u201chistoric second state visit.\u201d Donald Trump, 78, was presented with the invitation from the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on behalf of King Charles, 76, during a press conference at the White House on Thursday, February 27. Starmer, 62, told Trump that [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The White House banquet dinner will include King Charles III<\/strong> and Queen Camilla<\/strong> in attendance, staged as part of Charles\u2019 first visit to the U.S. since becoming king in 2022. Buckingham Palace confirmed in March that Charles, 77, and Camilla, 78, were invited by Trump to visit the U.S.<\/p>\n

Buckingham Palace said, per reporting by USA Today<\/em> on Tuesday, that the trip \u201cwill celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As for Swinney, the Scottish politician visited Trump at the White House in September 2025 to \u201cdiscuss a potential deal to exempt Scotch whiskey from U.S. import tariffs,\u201d per reporting by BBC.<\/p>\n

One week after the visit, Swinney attended a state banquet at Windsor Castle that honored Trump.<\/p>\n

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