Donald Trump has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to throw his full support behind North Sea oil and gas production during an exchange between the two leaders.
At a joint press conference in Turnberry yesterday afternoon, the US President repeated his well-publicised opposition to windfarms, which he described as "ugly monsters" that require "massive" subsidies.
Speaking before flying to Aberdeen - where he will officially open his new course today - President Trump told his British counterpart to back oil and gas and Aberdeen, which he repeatedly referenced as 'the oil capital'.
The president is a long-standing critic of wind energy, which is forecast to create tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland, and will be the backbone of the transition in the North-east.
He previously lost a legal battle to block a wind farm from being built opposite his golf club in Aberdeenshire.
He said: "Wind is the most expensive form of energy and it destroys the beauty of your fields, your plains and your waterways.
"Wind needs massive subsidy, and you are paying in Scotland and in the UK, and all over the place, massive subsidies to have these ugly monsters all over the place."
Instead, the president urged the UK to exploit North Sea oil and gas.
"You can take 1,000 times more energy out of a hole in the ground this big," he added, gesturing with his hands.
"It's called oil and gas, and you have it there in the North Sea."
In contrast, Prime Minister Starmer defended a mixed energy strategy, insisting that oil and gas "will be with us for a very long time" alongside wind, solar and nuclear.
Mr Starmer said. “The most important thing for the United Kingdom is that we have control of our energy… the only way to reduce your energy prices is to take control of your energy, and that’s what we’re doing.”
The pair later flew to RAF Lossiemouth on Air Force One, before being joined by First Minister John Swinney for dinner at the Trump resort at Balmedie, near Aberdeen.
They arrived on Marine One, the president’s helicopter, at about 7pm and were greeted by a pipe band from Robert Gordon College, who played Scotland The Brave and were saluted by Mr Trump.
His four-day long visit to Scotland will draw to a close later after another meeting with the first minister. The two leaders are expected to discuss whisky tariffs and the middle east in a one-to-one, before the president opens the New Course at Trump International Golf Links Scotland.