Overview
- At Turnberry on July 28, the leaders refined their post-Brexit trade framework, building on G7 tariff reductions for aerospace and auto sectors and expanded U.S. beef imports.
- Starmer pressed Trump to leverage U.S. influence on Israel to allow increased humanitarian aid into Gaza and to advocate for a ceasefire to alleviate widespread food shortages.
- Trump agreed to intensify pressure on Russia by shortening the 50-day deadline for President Putin to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.
- Following the talks, Starmer traveled on Air Force One to Aberdeen for the ribbon cutting of Trump’s third Scottish golf course, which opens to the public on August 13.
- Protesters gathered near the new Aberdeen course to denounce the blending of private business venues with state diplomacy and to protest the president’s policies.