The British government confirmed on Tuesday that it would cover up to $6.6 million in policing costs for President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s potential visit to Scotland to go golfing.

Liz Truss, the chief secretary of Treasury and Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk, shared a letter addressed to the Scottish government’s justice secretary, Humza Yousaf, on Twitter announcing that policing costs associated with the president’s expected trip later this month would be covered by the Treasury.

Though Truss noted in the letter that policing was a devolved matter in Scotland and therefore the Scottish government’s responsibility, she said the Treasury would provide a “ringfenced funding of up to £5m ($6,598,045) should a visit from the president be confirmed.”

I have confirmed that should President Trump visit Scotland, we would provide funding to the Scottish Government to cover the policing costs incurred pic.twitter.com/UsAn0QSvca — Liz Truss (@trussliz) July 3, 2018

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon retweeted Truss’s post and called it a victory for Yousaf for “standing up for Scotalnd’s police.”

Big result for new @scotgov Justice Secretary @HumzaYousaf - standing up for Scotland’s police. https://t.co/bkg3P21jGj — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 3, 2018

Though the exact details of Trump’s itinerary for the possible trip to Scotland remain unknown, it is widely speculated that the president will visit one of his luxury golf resorts in the foreign country after meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, according to The Guardian.

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The publication also noted that the president is rumored to be playing a round of golf with Prince Andrew.

The news comes a week after a report from BBC News stating that the president’s possible one-day visit to Scotland could cost local police more than $6 million.

The Scottish Police Federation expressed concerns over the projected costs and called for the U.K. government to release funds to cover policing costs of the potential visit.