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Situated eight miles north of Aberdeen, the Menie Estate was a windswept stretch of sand dunes, meadows and woodlands before Donald Trump unveiled plans in 2006 to transform it into what he promised would be the world’s greatest golf course.
The plans got the backing of a sizable chunk of the local business community, won over by the scale of promised investment that would attract major golf tournaments.
Menie residents refused to sell up to Mr Trump and he famously accused local farmer and salmon fisherman Michael Forbes of living in a “pig-like atmosphere”.
Planning permission was granted by Scottish ministers - who controversially overruled the local council’s decision to throw out the application - on the basis that the potential economic benefit would outweigh environmental harm.
Within months he was standing in Mr Trump’s office in New York, flanked by Scottish government officials, making the case for investing in a golf course capable of hosting The Open in Aberdeenshire.
A statement from the firm said it had invested “hundreds of millions of pounds into the Scottish economy” and that both the Menie course and Trump Turnberry are “globally acclaimed and responsible for driving thousands of international visitors into the country each year”.
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maculata@aussie.zone 2 years ago
Hoodwinked my ass. It’s was straight up corruption. Everyone knew it was a bad idea to let that shit build a golf course there. He used foreign contractors and thug security with no ties to the area to avoid them feeling conflicted about being turds.