# Obama to visit Scotland. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876 "2017-04-06T10:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876/1 "2017-04-06T10:33:55Z")
BBC story [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-39514503). And there’ll be a charity fundraiser too. I know he’ll be most welcome. £5K is a bit out of my price range, though. > [@](#): > > Former US president Barack Obama is to make his first visit to Scotland when he addresses business leaders in the capital next month. > He will also answer questions from the audience at the event, which is be held to raise money for charity. > The dinner in Edinburgh on 26 May is thought to be one of his first major addresses since his term as president came to an end. I wonder if he’ll play Trump’s golf course up here? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876/2 "2017-04-06T11:50:02Z")
Sadly, I don’t think there’ll be a repeat of this incident: > **[Meet The Scottish Man Who Rubbed A Big Balloon On Donald Trump's Head](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieross/the-ballooning-of-donald-trump?utm_term=.nvlwY2AmD#.bbBmGbDoy)** > > "I think Scotland has had a wee bit more time to become accustomed to what a bawbag Trump is. I'm glad the rest of the world is catching up now." ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876/3 "2017-04-06T13:33:19Z")
Obama can visit wherever he wants. He’s a private citizen with a passport and a bookmark for Cheap-O-Air on his laptop, same as the rest of us. He can come with me to Suriname. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876/4 "2017-04-06T19:05:49Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Obama can visit wherever he wants. Can he though? Presidents aren’t allowed to drive after they leave office. Joe Biden said in an interview that, as a former vice president, he’s banned from driving for five years after leaving office. Wouldn’t surprise me that former presidents aren’t allowed to travel to conflict zones without the protection and permission from the Secret Service. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-visit-scotland/783876/5 "2017-04-06T19:52:39Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > Sadly, I don’t think there’ll be a repeat of this incident: > > [Meet The Scottish Man Who Rubbed A Big Balloon On Donald Trump's Head](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieross/the-ballooning-of-donald-trump?utm_term=.nvlwY2AmD#.bbBmGbDoy) This made me chuckle: > [@](#): > > Incidentally, on that day, one of Trump’s security men was prevented from entering the Scottish parliament as he was carrying what was believed to be a can of mace. In fact, it was Trump’s hairspray. > [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Can he though? Presidents aren’t allowed to drive after they leave office. That’s interesting. I didn’t know that, although it makes sense. I believe LBJ was the last President who was able to drive on public roads.