Donald Trump says 'great to be home' after landing in Scotland for golf visit

[Mr. Sparkle]

Donald Trump said it was"great to be home" as he arrived in Scotland to cut the ribbon on another golf course near Aberdeen. The first former US president to be charged with a crime said on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, that he was going to the Menie estate near Aberdeen to open a second course. Trump and his son Eric arrived at Aberdeen airport at about 11.30am on Monday and were met by two pipers, a red carpet and a 10-vehicle motorcade. Before getting into one of the cars, he said: I"ts great to be home, this was the home of my mother." Trump's mother, Mary, was born on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and emigrated to the US.

Trump's visit came as he attempted to have a civil case in which he is accused him of rape and defamation thrown out. In a letter filed on Monday in Manhattan federal court, Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina cited several alleged errors by the judge, including what he said was mischaracterisation of the evidence in the claimant E Jean Carroll's favour and interference with his ability to defend his client. After his time in Scotland, Trump will head to his golf course in Doonbeg on Ireland's west coast. Despite the visit, Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024 and is seen by many as the presumptive Republican nominee, said his campaign was "on my mind", stressing a victory for him would make America "greater than ever before".

"Will be leaving for Scotland & Ireland soon in order to see and inspect my great properties there," he wrote. "The golf courses and hotels are among the greatest in the world " Turnberry and Aberdeen in Scotland, and Doonbeg in Ireland. "Will be meeting with many wonderful friends, and cutting a ribbon for a new and spectacular second course in Aberdeen. Very exciting despite the fact that it is -“make America great again" that is on my mind, in fact, America will be greater than ever before."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/01/donald-trump-due-to-land-in-scotland-to-visit-his-golf-courses

[EYESORE 9001]

1. I'm sure the good folk of Scotland and Ireland will give him the welcome he so richly deserves

[malaise]

2. Jealousy is a horrible trait

That is all

[Marius25]

3. Why is he allowed to leave the country?

[CentralMass]

4. How scotland is allowing the crooked sob to open another

Golf course is a mystery. There must some money laundering going on there

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. TFG knows that he is losing the Carroll case

This is a dumb stunt

[Tommy Carcetti]

6. Meanwhile, the Scots have something to say to Trump:

[SharonClark]

8. It looks like one Scot with a nasty sexist term.

"EVIL PSYCHOPATH"
"HATE MONGER"
"UNHINGED IDIOT"
would have worked just as well.

[11 Bravo]

10. I refuse to use the word, but it has a completely different connotation in the UK and Australia.

[speak easy]

11. And is in more common use in Scotland than England.

[sarcasmo]

7. Go home you nasty farm animal.

[Mc Mike]

9. You better deport hiim pdq, Scotland.

Sounds like he's trying to set up shop there.