Trump called for a
temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States after the mass shooting in
California by a Muslim couple said to have been radicalised.
Scottish First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon revoked his membership of the GlobalScot business
network, saying he was no longer fit to act as a business ambassador for
Scotland.
US presidential hopeful
Donald Trump said Thursday he should be thanked for investing in Scotland,
after the country ditched him as a business ambassador and a university revoked
his honorary degree. The Republican frontrunner said British politicians were
“pandering to political correctness” after they queued up to denounce him over
his latest outspoken remarks.
Robert Gordon University
(RGU) in Aberdeen, on the northeast Scottish coast, revoked the doctorate of
business administration he was awarded in 2010. Trump, whose mother was a Scot,
owns two golf courses in Scotland one outside Aberdeen and Trump Turnberry on
the southwest coast.
The tycoon told The Press
and Journal, a Scottish regional newspaper, that he should be thanked instead
of being castigated. “I have done so much for Scotland, including building
Trump International Golf Links, which has received the highest accolades, and
is what many believe to be one of the greatest golf courses anywhere in the
world,” the 69-year-old said.
“Additionally, I have made
a significant investment in the redevelopment of the iconic Turnberry resort.
“If they — Nicola Sturgeon and RGU — were going to do this, they should have
informed me prior to my major investment in this £200 million ($300 million, 275
million euro) development, which will totally revitalise that vast region of
Scotland.
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