10 February 2012 Scotsman

Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms.

DONALD Trump is to fund an international crusade against “monstrous” windfarm developments around Scotland’s coast, after launching an astonishing broadside over First Minister Alex Salmond’s plans to streamline the offshore planning process.

In a furious attack, the billionaire US businessman accused Mr Salmond of being “hell-bent on destroying Scotland’s coastline and therefore Scotland itself”.

In a letter to Mr Salmond, Mr Trump said: “You will single-handedly have done more damage to Scotland than virtually any event in Scottish history!”

Only four years ago, the two men appeared to be best of golfing friends, when Mr Trump invited the First Minister and actor Sir Sean Connery to join him on the first tee at the opening of what he called the “world’s greatest golf course”, after the Scottish Government stepped in to rescue his £750 million luxury resort in Aberdeenshire. 

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