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The loudmouthed right wing billionaire has sparked fury with a series of outlandish statements and pressure group RISE claim to have swooped on two of the 69-year-old’s hotels in Scotland
Hotels owned by controversial US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump were occupied today by fuming protesters.
The loudmouthed right wing billionaire has sparked fury with a series of outlandish statements and pressure group RISE claim to have swooped on two of the 69-year-old’s hotels in Scotland.
The group, which is a collective of left wing people, claim to have been in the Trump International Hotel in Aberdeenshire and also at the Turnberry hotel and golf course in Ayrshire.
The protests come in response to comments made by Trump about minority groups in America which RISE deem racist.
A statement released by RISE says: “When he (Trump) launched his presidential campaign in June, he described Mexican immigrants to the United States as ‘drug dealers’ and ‘rapists’. Last month, he said that, if elected to the White House in November, he would temporarily ban all Muslims from travelling to America.
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“He is, in addition, one of the leading figures in the so-called ‘birther’ movement, which contends, without any evidence, that President Barack Obama is not a natural born American citizen.
“Following the Scottish Government’s decision to strip Trump of his ‘Global Scot’ status – and in advance of the debate at Westminster tomorrow (Monday) on whether he should, in the future, be granted entry to the United Kingdom – RISE activists are expressing opposition to Trump’s commercial presence in Scotland.”
The group said they acted to stand in solidarity with minority groups targeted by Mr Trump’s words and because hoped the action would disrupt the billionaire’s ability to “generate profit” in Scotland.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “A member of staff from the golf complex reported the incident to us at 3.15pm.
“Nothing criminal had occurred.
“We took some details and spoke to everyone involved.
“They moved on and did what they had to do.”
According to the Daily Record , in Scotland, we are more aware than most of the bullying tactics Trump deploys when faced with public opposition. While building his controversial golf course at the Menie estate in Aberdeenshire – an ecologically unique stretch of land – he rode roughshod over the wishes of local residents, as well as the legitimate concerns of environmentalists.
“Donald Trump needs to know that he is not welcome in Scotland.”
The British government are to discuss whether or not to ban Trump from entering the UK following his racist comments tomorrow.