Donald Trump to visit UK day after 'Brexit' vote

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Britain on June 24, the day after the June 23 referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of European Union (EU).

According to Press TV, Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks confirmed he will travel to Scotland to visit the Turnberry Golf Resort, a property he has been working to open since buying the Turnberry hotel in 2014.

But the timing of Trump's visit, presumably for business purposes, is significant.

On June 23, Britain will vote on the significant issue of whether it should stay in the EU. The decision has far-reaching consequences for both the country and the bloc.

Trump, a billionaire businessman from New York City, has said he supports a British exit from the EU, also known as Brexit, though he hasn't spent much time discussing about the issue.

Trump told ITV's "Good Morning Britain" earlier this month that if he were the president, a Brexit would not hurt the UK in terms of trade relations with the US. He told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday, "Oh yeah, I think they should leave."

Membership of the European Union has been a controversial issue in the UK since the country joined the then European Economic Community in 1973.

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