GOLF/QUOTE/SCOTLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The legendary actor, 007 Sean Connery, has past on to even greener fairways. He was quite a guy, and a tough character. I was having a very hard time getting approvals for a big development in Scotland when Sean stepped in and shouted,’Let him build the damn thing’. That was…. ….all I […]
Category: Scotland
10/25/2019
ETHICS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Air Force has concluded scores of overnight stays at President Donald Trump’s seaside resort in Scotland did not violate any rules but did raise questions about the ‘public perception’ of funneling taxpayer funds to a property owned by the commander in chief. The review, overseen by the Air Mobility Command, recommended aircrew […]
10/11/2019
ETHICS/GOLF/SCOTLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP FAMILY: “Last month, the Trump family business received approval from a local government in Scotland for a major expansion of its golf resort near Aberdeen, marking the largest real estate development financed by the Trump Organization since the 2016 election. In August, President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., flew to Jakarta to […]
9/26/2019
SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Despite opposition from many local residents, the Trump Organization on Thursday [9-26-19] received approval in Scotland for what will be the largest new company-financed real estate development project since President Trump was elected: a major expansion of its golf resort near the northeast port city of Aberdeen. The plans call for the construction […]
9/17/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of duty can pick up some more brass with a short pit stop in Southwest Scotland. As part of its relationship with the Air Force, the Trump Turnberry resort occasionally gifts high-ranking officers a version of its ‘Pride Pin,’ a lapel pin featuring […]
9/12/2019
DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The U.S. Air Force has lodged crews at President Donald Trump’s Scotland resort up to 40 times since 2015, a figure that is far higher than previously known. The tally represents the preliminary results of an Air Force review launched after POLITICO reported last week that an Air National Guard crew stayed at […]
9/10/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday [9-10-19] defended military expenditures at President Donald Trump’s properties, arguing that hotels owned by the president are “just like any other hotel’…McCarthy’s defense comes as the Air Force has launched a global review of its layover policy following a POLITICO report that crews […]
9/9/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “I know nothing about an Air Force plane landing at an airport (which I do not own and have nothing to do with) near Turnberry Resort (which I do own) in Scotland, and filling up with fuel, with the crew staying overnight at Turnberry (they have good taste!). NOTHING TO DO WITH ME” […]
9/9/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Back in 2014, soon after acquiring a golf resort in Scotland, Donald J. Trump entered a partnership with a struggling local airport there to increase air traffic and boost tourism in the region. The next year, as Mr. Trump began running for president, the Pentagon decided to ramp up its use of that […]
9/6/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies. What wasn’t routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort, about 50 miles outside Glasgow, Scotland. Since April, the House Oversight Committee […]
6/28/2019
GOLF/SCOTLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The sand dunes on the Trump International golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, are expected to lose their protected conservation designation, the government said Friday [6-28-19]. Scottish Natural Heritage said that about a third of the dunes on the Menie Estate have been damaged in the development of the course. The remainder of […]
10/5/2018
GOLF/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Turnberry golf resort owned by US president Donald Trump has racked up millions of pounds of losses for the fourth year in a row. According to Companies House filings, SLC Turnberry’s parent company Golf Recreation Scotland was in the red by almost £3.4m in 2017. In the previous year, it posted losses […]
1/21/2015
ENERGY/OIL/SCOTLAND: “Based on new oil prices, the ugly windfarms being built in Scotland will quickly die! What a mess!” – 1/21/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/21/2015 […]
7/30/2014
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “I can’t believe that Prime Minister @David_Cameron is giving massive subsidy to Scotland to destroy itself with windfarms.” – 7/30/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/30/2014 […]
1/9/2014
ENERGY/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: ” ‘Offshore wind is a dead duck in Scotland and it’s time Alex Salmond manned up, stopped blaming Westminster and faced reality. No energy policy is sustainable if it is unaffordable.’ Graham Lang/The Northern Times @AlexSalmond @AberdeenCC @pressjournal” [1:42:01 PM] – 1/9/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Twitlonger.com, 1/9/2014 […]
12/13/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Economics behind ugly, bird killing wind turbines do not work–will destroy Scotland’s beautiful coastline. @http://bit.ly/19GZidj @AlexSalmond @aberdeenshire @AberdeenCC” [10:05:57 AM] – 12/13/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, twitlonger.com, 12/13/2013 […]
11/29/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “First Minister Salmond should stop his fruitless drive for obsolete wind turbines in Scotland-he would become popular again! @alexsalmond” – 11/29/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/29/2013 […]
11/28/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND/TERRORISM: “@RSPBScotland @alexsalmond, the same man that released Pan Am terrorist for humane reasons, will destroy Scotland with grotesque turbines!” – 11/28/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/28/2013 […]
10/29/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Great victory for people of Blackdog, Scotland. They defeated substation, stopping inefficient & ugly wind turbines.@AlexSalmond” – 10/29/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/29/2013 […]
10/4/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Congrats to people of Scotland on the Judge’s ruling concerning bird killing, land destroying, environmentally disastrous windmills.” – 10/4/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/4/2013 […]
10/3/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Great ruling on wind farm in Scotland—very smart judge! Front page article. http://t.co/e2jkGV7DP4” – 10/3/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/3/2013 […]
9/5/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “A 40mph gust of wind wrecked a wind turbine in Scotland http://t.co/0judNAN1cU Any turbine in close proximity to a school must go!” – Sept. 5, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/5/2013 […]
8/21/2013
ECONOMY/ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “.@AlexSalmond If a country wants to rapidly destroy its economy, I have an idea–just put up subsidized wind turbines–they’re killing economies all over the world.” [9:48:16 AM] – 8/21/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Twitlonger.com, 8/21/2013 […]
8/9/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “If FM @AlexSalmond needs to litter Scotland w/ ugly industrial wind turbines to gain independence, he will lose! http://t.co/TqKkClY4VL” – 8/9/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/9/2013 […]
8/9/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “First Minister @AlexSalmond will be destroying the beauty of Scotland with his insane desire for bird killing wind turbines.” – 8/9/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/9/2013 […]
7/24/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Why is @AlexSalmond pursuing environment destroying windmills when @VattenfallGroup quit because of no recovery for region’s ailing electrical markets?” [10:51:35 AM] – 7/24/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Twitlonger.com, 7/24/2013 […]
7/24/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Vattenfall, the promoter of the money losing wind farm plan in Aberdeen, Scotland, just took a loss of $4.6 billion after dumb European move” – 7/24/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/24/2013 […]
7/24/2013
ENERGY/MEDIA/SCOTLAND/SPAIN: “Bloomberg News – Spain’s renewable projects, lead by money losing wind turbines, facing bankruptcy. Hopefully Scotland is watching!” – 7/24/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/24/2013 […]
7/8/2013
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “Was not mentioned that we built one of the great golf courses in the world- bringing tremendous business to Scotland. http://t.co/6sLubEQyl” – 7/8/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/8/2013 […]
6/26/2013
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “The people of Scotland love the golf course I have built-it is now considered perhaps the greatest ever built! Thank you also to Robb Report” – 6/26/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/26/2013 […]
6/21/2013
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “Receiving the @RobbReport trophy for best new golf course in the world- Trump International Golf Links Scotland. http://t.co/dbATc2iKyc” – 6/21/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/21/2013 […]
6/12/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “If @VattenfallGroup dropped out of the economically unfeasible wind farm development in Aberdeen, who is going to pay the millions of dollars necessary for final approvals? @AlexSalmond” [11:19:00 AM] – 6/12/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Twitlonger.com, 6/12/2013 […]
5/29/2013
AWARD/GOLF/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “.@robbreport Best 2013 Golf Courses: Trump Int’l Golf Links Scotland. Great honor, great magazine—thanks! http://t.co/fcgyn2yH54?” – 5/29/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 5/29/2013 […]
5/1/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “The people of Scotland are really starting to fight the ugly industrial wind turbines. See Press and Journal- http://t.co/PVMNLLVNrG” – 5/1/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 5/1/2013 […]
4/29/2013
DONALD ON DONALD/ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “By Scotland officials canceling my local ad about how damaging wind turbines are- it became a much bigger story around the world. Great!” – 4/29/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/29/2013 […]
4/24/2013
ENERGY/MEDIA/POLLUTION/SCOTLAND: “The entire village of Blackdog in Scotland protested to the Council last night about the ugly windmills. @AlexSalmond @pressjournal [4:13:18 PM] The Council was shocked by the exuberance of the demonstration in Blackdog. @AlexSalmond @pressjournal [4:14:09 PM] The Council is concerned over the health & safety for the village of Blackdog w/ placement of […]
4/24/2013
MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “Scotland does not have free press, even when you are just stating the facts-it’s crazy!” – 4/24/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/24/2013 […]
4/3/2013
CHINA/ENERGY/POLLUTION/SCOTLAND: “We should look to China where big time pollution takes place as they manufacture inefficient and costly wind turbines for Scotland!” – 4/3/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/3/2013 […]
3/26/2013
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “The windfarm approval in Scotland is subject to many conditions that can never be met – will be tied up in courts for years! #EOWDC [11:44:54 AM] The radar, defense, shipping and civil aviation problems will stop the ugly windfarm. #EOWDC [11:45:18 AM] …al-Megrahi was the man who blew up Pan Am […]
3/18/2013
BUSINESS/ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Vattenfall, the company behind a proposed asinine windfarm off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, is having serious financial difficulty. [3:33:27 PM] Vattenfall CEO stated that the company needed to prepare itself for falling electricity demands in coming years– a changing market. [3:34:42 PM] Scotland will be so lucky if this monstrosity is not built—I […]
1/23/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Do you notice the silence lately on wind turbine monstrosities? The people of Scotland & many other countries are fighting back.” [02:49:29 PM] – 1/23/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 1/23/2013 […]
1/23/2013
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Do you notice the silence lately on wind turbine monstrosities? The people of Scotland & many other countries are fighting back.” – Twitter.com, Jan 23, 2013, Donald Trump, 1/23/2013 […]
12/6/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “How can George Osborne reduce UK debt while spending billions to subsidize Scotland’s garbage wind turbines that are destroying the country? [3:50:55 PM] You’re all wrong—check the facts! UK is massively subsidizing Scotland’s wind turbines & the people don’t want them. [3:51:27 PM]“ – 12/6/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 12/6/2012 […]
12/6/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “How can George Osborne reduce UK debt while spending billions to subsidize Scotland’s garbage wind turbines that are destroying the country?” [02:50:55 PM] – 12/6/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 12/6/2012 […]
12/6/2012
SCOTLAND/SPORTS: “Scots should boycott Glenfiddich garbage for not choosing great Olympic & U.S. Open champ Andy Murray over total loser Michael Forbes.” [11:48:51 AM] – 12/6/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 12/6/2012 […]
12/5/2012
BUSINESS/SCOTLAND/SPORTS: “Glenfiddich is a joke—should have chosen Andy Murray—U.S. Open & Olympic gold winner—as Top Scot instead of a total loser! [1:21:56 PM] Tell *Top Scot* Michael Forbes to clean up his property—it is an embarrassment to Scotland. [1:22:30 PM] We are getting rid of all Glenfiddich garbage alcohol from Trump properties. [1:24:46 PM]“ – […]
12/4/2012
BUSINESS/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “Michael Forbes lives in a pigsty and bad liquor company Glenfiddich gave him Scot of the Year award… [12:23:45 PM] Michael Forbes is a loser who failed to stop what was just named ‘the golf course of the year’ and which has brought … [12:25:22 PM]“ – 12/4/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 12/4/2012 […]
11/29/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “Scottish government having huge backlash on wind turbines. @AlexSalmond is becoming very unpopular. [1:40:01 PM] The Countryside Party just formed in Scotland to fight ugly wind turbines & @AlexSalmond. Congrats to Jim Crawford & Countryside Party. [2:09:00 PM]“ – 11/29/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/29/2012 […]
11/29/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND/SPORTS: “FM @AlexSalmond of Scotland spent more than $750,000 of taxpayers $ to visit Ryder Cup in Chicago–peanuts compared to his windmill folly.” 1:14:44 PM] – 11/29/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/29/2012 […]
11/27/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “US tourists threaten to boycott Scotland over windfarms’ http://t.co/iuZpZqyW Write to Alex Salmond: [email protected]” [4:46:24 PM] – 11/27/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/27/2012 […]
11/10/2012
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “Aberdeen tourism is booming because of my great Scottish golf club.” [1:05:05 PM] – 11/10/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/10/2012 […]
10/19/2012
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “I guess they don’t have freedom of the press in Scotland. We created this ad and the ASA would not allow us to publish it. I don’t know why, it seems factually accurate to me- http://on.fb.me/T5jGja” [11:39:31 AM] – 10/19/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Twitlonger.com, 10/19/2012 […]
10/12/2012
SCOTLAND/TERRORISM: “First Minister of Scotland released bomber of Pan Am flight #103 on ‘compassionate grounds.’ Do you believe?” [11:40:45 AM] – 10/12/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/12/2012 […]
10/12/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “British PM Cameron is making a fool of himself by wasting billions of pounds on unwanted & environment destroying Scottish windmills.” [8:52:50 AM] – 10/12/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/12/2012 […]
9/26/2012
ENERGY/SCOTLAND: “English taxpayers should stop subsidizing the destruction of Scotland by paying massive subsidies for ugly wind turbines.” [10:09:03 AM] – Sept. 26, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/26/2012 […]
8/10/2012
DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/SCOTLAND: “SUN newspaper/Scotland reports that ‘Tourism jump is thanks to Trump.’ 8,000 visitors in one month from 20 countries,,, http://t.co/ZC0boYWu” [11:50:12 AM] – 8/10/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/10/2012 […]
7/12/2012
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “Back in NY from Scotland and fighting for our country to get better. Trump International Golf Links Scotland opened to rave reviews.” [5:30:43 PM] – 7/12/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/12/2012 […]
7/10/2012
BUSINESS/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “I’m in Scotland to open what we hope to be the greatest golf course in the world— it’s amazing.” [9:21:39 AM] – 7/10/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/10/2012 […]
4/23/2012
BUSINESS/GOLF/SCOTLAND: “Today I’m in Aberdeen, Scotland, preparing for the July 10th opening of perhaps the world’s greatest golf course http://t.co/zttOgaAU” [12:29:54 PM] – 4/23/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/23/2012 […]