Swinton vs. Trump in Golf Resort Dispute
Donald Trump is plotting to plop down a deluxe golf resort in an "environmentally sensitive" part of Scotland -- a plan that's getting some of the locals good and riled up, including actor Tilda Swinton, according to the AP. Swinton has added her name to a petition signed by some 15,000 Scots to block Trump from breaking ground, which does not please The Donald.
Donald Trump is plotting to plop down a deluxe golf resort in an “environmentally sensitive” part of Scotland — a plan that’s getting some of the locals good and riled up, including actor Tilda Swinton, according to the AP. Swinton has added her name to a petition signed by some 15,000 Scots to block Trump from breaking ground, which does not please The Donald. –KA
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Trump’s Scotland representative, George Sorial, responded by saying the actress was siding with “extremists.”
Trump was granted permission to build the golf course on an environmentally sensitive stretch of coast after a public inquiry in 2008.
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