The White House defended Donald Trump's stay at two golf properties during a "working visit" to Scotland that included meetings with European leaders.

U.S. President Donald Trump formally opened a new golf course at his sprawling property in Scotland on Tuesday, saying he would play a quick round before heading home to focus on addressing crises in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Once the airport-style security was cleared, once the sound of YMCA had faded, once the smoke from the red, white and blue fireworks had blown away, once the 20 buggies of secret service took off down the fairway,