Post by Stammerhead on Mar 29, 2024 10:20:14 GMT
Scotland was 'hoodwinked' by Donald Trump, says former aide
The man who helped broker the deal for Donald Trump's first Scottish golf resort says the country was "hoodwinked" by the ex-president's claim it would be a £1bn project.
Neil Hobday was the project director for Mr Trump's controversial course in Aberdeenshire, which opened in 2012.
Mr Trump said he would spend £1bn on the scheme - but this did not happen.
Trump International Scotland said it had invested "hundreds of millions of pounds" into the economy.
And the company added it had "delivered on its promise to build one of the greatest modern links golf courses of all time".
But Mr Hobday told BBC News he felt "hoodwinked and ashamed that I fell for it and Scotland fell for it".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68069245
The man who helped broker the deal for Donald Trump's first Scottish golf resort says the country was "hoodwinked" by the ex-president's claim it would be a £1bn project.
Neil Hobday was the project director for Mr Trump's controversial course in Aberdeenshire, which opened in 2012.
Mr Trump said he would spend £1bn on the scheme - but this did not happen.
Trump International Scotland said it had invested "hundreds of millions of pounds" into the economy.
And the company added it had "delivered on its promise to build one of the greatest modern links golf courses of all time".
But Mr Hobday told BBC News he felt "hoodwinked and ashamed that I fell for it and Scotland fell for it".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68069245