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May 1, 2023
Donald Trump says ‘it’s great to be home’ as he arrives in Scotland amid slew of lawsuits
The former US president has said he will be opening a ‘spectacular’ second golf course in Aberdeen
Donald Trump declared “it’s great to be home” as he landed in Scotland on Monday to visit his golf resorts ahead of a trip to Ireland.
The former president, who is running again for the White House in 2024, was in Aberdeen to cut a ribbon to mark breaking ground on a new, second course at his Menie Estate.
He arrived with son Eric and was greeted at Aberdeen Airport by pipers, a red carpet and 10-vehicle motorcade.
“It’s great to be home, this was the home of my mother,” Trump said.
His mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides before emigrating to the US. The new course at Menie will be named after her.
At his Aberdeenshire resort, Mr Trump said he was going to build “a great golf course”.
“We’ve had a lot of pleasure in working on this land and there is no other land like it,” he said. “We have incredible views by the sea and there are no other dunes like these in the world. It will be a great success.
“This project is very close to my heart and I am delighted to say that this is our first day of work on the new course.
“It will be dedicated to my late mother and that is a source of great pride to me and my family. My mother was an incredible woman who loved Scotland.
“She returned here every year and she loved the Queen. I got to know the Queen too during my visits here I love Scotland just as much.”
Following his time in Scotland, Mr Trump will head to his course in Doonbeg on Ireland’s west coast.
The billionaire, seen by many as the presumptive Republican nominee for 2024, said his campaign is “on his mind”, stressing that a victory for him would make America “greater than ever before”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/trump-scotland-golf-lawsuits-aberdeen-b2330090.html