Speaking later in his Holyrood office, the SNP leader defended the decision.
“The responsibility for negotiating trade deals between the UK and the US rests with the UK Government and I’m not going to get in the road of those negotiations.
“It’s their responsibility. They’ve got to fix it. What I can do is I can use my time to attract investment directly into Scotland and that’s what I’m going to do.”
Mr. Swinney said he had meetings set up with a range of sectors in America, including finance, energy, digital technology and food and drink businesses.
He said: “I will be using those discussions to make sure that I attract into Scotland direct investment.
“That’s the best thing I can do to try to support the growth and investment of the Scottish economy.”
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