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Donald Trump faces wall of opposition as he returns to Scotland
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When Susie and John Munro bought their cottage 35 years ago they had a clear view of Girdle Ness lighthouse in Aberdeen 10 miles to the south and of the rugged, towering, dunes which became their children’s playground. But all they can see now is an earth wall, which was built by Donald Trump for “the world’s greatest golf course”, to hide their home from sight.
The berm, which reaches four metres in height and sits opposite the Munros’ front door, entirely blocks out the horizon and view of the sea. A hefty locked gate blocks the public road they once used to reach the beach. In heavy rain, they say, the road now floods. At times, they say Trump’s security staff sit in 4x4 vehicles watching their movements.
“He has just ruined it for us here. He has just hemmed us in,” Susie Munro said. “He just did what he pleased and the council just turned a blind eye.” And in a reference to his presidential campaign pledge to deal with immigration, she says quietly: “Mr Trump likes his walls.”
It is that divisive campaign on immigration, which has catapulted the businessman and TV personality to presumptive Republican nominee for the White House, that will add even greater interest to Trump’s latest visit to Scotland.
The berm, which reaches four metres in height and sits opposite the Munros’ front door, entirely blocks out the horizon and view of the sea. A hefty locked gate blocks the public road they once used to reach the beach. In heavy rain, they say, the road now floods. At times, they say Trump’s security staff sit in 4x4 vehicles watching their movements.
“He has just ruined it for us here. He has just hemmed us in,” Susie Munro said. “He just did what he pleased and the council just turned a blind eye.” And in a reference to his presidential campaign pledge to deal with immigration, she says quietly: “Mr Trump likes his walls.”
It is that divisive campaign on immigration, which has catapulted the businessman and TV personality to presumptive Republican nominee for the White House, that will add even greater interest to Trump’s latest visit to Scotland.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/23/donald-trump-faces-wall-of-opposition-as-he-returns-to-scotland
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Mexico will pay for it! 
