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Donald Trump's Broken Promises Anger Scottish Village


BALMEDIE: In a Scottish village on the shores of the North Sea, US president-elect Donald Trump is nothing but a nuisance neighbour for many local residents.

The golf resort he owns in Balmedie has congratulated the tycoon on his stunning election win, but members of the community said he broke promises on creating jobs and rode roughshod over concerns about construction.

Locals also complain about the six-foot (1.8 metre) wall the billionaire developer had built around Trump International Golf Links, drawing an analogy with the barrier he is planning for the Mexican border.


"This local area here was promised 1,400 jobs, a five-star hotel, two golf courses, an equestrian centre and God knows what else and we've got nothing," said Michael Foote, whose property overlooks the course.

His advice for the American people? "Good luck."

The resort actually employs around 95 people and made an annual loss of £1 million (1.1 million euros, $1.2 million) in 2014 and 2015, according to company records.

As he worked in his toolshed, fellow resident Finlay Munro pointed to Trump's wall on the border of his own property and grumbled about the businessman.

"He's not a very nice neighbour. We've had a lot of issues with him over the past 10 years," Munro told AFP following Trump's election triumph on Tuesday.
 

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