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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/world/europe/donald-trump-scotland-wall.html?_r=0
BALMEDIE, Scotland — President-elect Donald J. Trump has already built a wall — not on the border with Mexico, but on the border of his exclusive golf course in northeastern Scotland, blocking the sea view of local residents who refused to sell their homes.
And then he sent them the bill.
David and Moira Milne had already been threatened with legal action by Mr. Trump’s lawyers, who claimed a corner of their garage belonged to him, when they came home from work one day to find his staff building a fence around their garden. Two rows of grown trees went up next, blocking the view. Their water and electricity lines were temporarily cut. And then a bill for about $3,500 arrived in the mail, which, Mr. Milne said, went straight into the trash.
(Ooooh, this is by far the best part)
A promised $1.25 billion investment has shrunk to what his opponents say is at most $50 million. Six thousand jobs have dwindled to 95. Two golf courses to one. An eight-story, 450-room luxury hotel never materialized, nor did 950 time-share apartments. Instead, an existing manor house was converted into a 16-room boutique hotel. Trump International Golf Links, which opened in 2012, lost $1.36 million last year, according to public accounts.
The problem, and it’s a big problem, is that Donald Trump didn’t do what he promised.
As a presidential candidate who was caught on a hot microphone bragging about sexually assaulting women, Mr. Trump found little sympathy among Scotland’s political leaders, most of whom happen to be women.
(Big promises he couldn't keep. Gee, sound familiar?)
Trump threatens to pull $1 billion investment if he is banned from UK
PGA Tour announces move from Trump's course to Mexico - CNNPolitics.com
It's quite ironic that we're going to Mexico after being at Doral," McIlroy said. "We just jump over the wall."
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Trump is not even sworn in yet and he's made enemies with Mexico, Scotland and England.
Who knows what his ban on Muslims will do with the 1.7 billion Muslims around the world.
World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think
At this rate, right wing Republicans will have isolated us from the World. Something Nazi Germany couldn't do. China couldn't do and Russia couldn't do. But Trump is doing it and with amazing speed.
BALMEDIE, Scotland — President-elect Donald J. Trump has already built a wall — not on the border with Mexico, but on the border of his exclusive golf course in northeastern Scotland, blocking the sea view of local residents who refused to sell their homes.
And then he sent them the bill.
David and Moira Milne had already been threatened with legal action by Mr. Trump’s lawyers, who claimed a corner of their garage belonged to him, when they came home from work one day to find his staff building a fence around their garden. Two rows of grown trees went up next, blocking the view. Their water and electricity lines were temporarily cut. And then a bill for about $3,500 arrived in the mail, which, Mr. Milne said, went straight into the trash.
(Ooooh, this is by far the best part)
A promised $1.25 billion investment has shrunk to what his opponents say is at most $50 million. Six thousand jobs have dwindled to 95. Two golf courses to one. An eight-story, 450-room luxury hotel never materialized, nor did 950 time-share apartments. Instead, an existing manor house was converted into a 16-room boutique hotel. Trump International Golf Links, which opened in 2012, lost $1.36 million last year, according to public accounts.
The problem, and it’s a big problem, is that Donald Trump didn’t do what he promised.
As a presidential candidate who was caught on a hot microphone bragging about sexually assaulting women, Mr. Trump found little sympathy among Scotland’s political leaders, most of whom happen to be women.
(Big promises he couldn't keep. Gee, sound familiar?)
Trump threatens to pull $1 billion investment if he is banned from UK
PGA Tour announces move from Trump's course to Mexico - CNNPolitics.com
It's quite ironic that we're going to Mexico after being at Doral," McIlroy said. "We just jump over the wall."
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Trump is not even sworn in yet and he's made enemies with Mexico, Scotland and England.
Who knows what his ban on Muslims will do with the 1.7 billion Muslims around the world.
World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think
At this rate, right wing Republicans will have isolated us from the World. Something Nazi Germany couldn't do. China couldn't do and Russia couldn't do. But Trump is doing it and with amazing speed.
