A TIKTOKER has gone viral after sharing The National’s front page branding Donald Trump a “convicted US felon”, saying it gave the president “the welcome that he so richly deserves”.
TikTok user Hal_for_NY said Friday’s splash, timed to coincide with the president’s arrival in Scotland for the opening of a new golf course and meetings with Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula von der Layen, was “amazing”.
The clip has been viewed 3.1 million times and racked up more than 549,000 comments since it was posted on Friday.
In the clip, the social media user said: “Donald Trump is being welcomed to Scotland as a felon and not as a president as his trip is already off to a bad start.
@hal_for_ny__ Donald Trump is about to get. The welcome he absolutely deserves! #trump #donaldtrump ♬ original sound - Hal_for_NY__
"Now, if you didn’t know, today Donald Trump is headed to Scotland where he’s expected to visit both of his golf courses and celebrate the grand opening of a new golf course, but in preparation for his arrival, Scottish newspaper The National released their front page and it is amazing. Take a look at this: ‘Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland’.
“Yeah, not president of the United States. Heck, they even call him ‘Republican leader’ instead of president. That is how he’s going to be welcomed. On top of that, there are protests at both of his golf courses for his arrival.”
The social media user goes on to speculate that Trump would have hoped the trip could have provided a “distraction” to his domestic woes, as his Maga fanbase turn sour on the president over his refusal to release the so-called Epstein files.
The results of historic investigations into paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Trump, are potentially explosive and reportedly name him but much of the material remains classified.
Trump had said during his election campaign he would be open to releasing more – but has since walked this back, saying the case is closed.
He also appeared to have been angered by a recent South Park episode which depicted him as literally getting into bed with Satan and having a tiny penis.
The social media user added: “Donald Trump thought he could get away and have a bit of a distraction. He’s got so much going on here between the [Epstein] files that he’s not releasing, the South Park episode.
“He’s not having exactly the time he wants here, so he thought maybe in Scotland he can get away from this and get a distraction. Instead, he’s getting the welcome that he so richly deserves. Well done.”
It also featured in a video from the popular MeidasTouch YouTube channel which has received 1.6m views.
The front page has spread like wildfire in Scotland, the UK and US, with anti-Trump Americans expressing their joy on social media at seeing the president exposed in the media.
