ERIC Trump has claimed his father Donald Trump would be the “greatest president” for Scotland during a visit to Aberdeenshire.
The son of the former US president made the comments while on a trip to Trump International Golf Links near Balmedie on Saturday.
He told STV News that his father would be the “great president as it pertains to the relationship with Scotland, that Scotland has ever had in the US.”
However, when pressed on the devastating impact on Scottish on the 25% tax placed on Scottish whisky coming into the US during his father’s presidency, Trump only said it “very well could have” impacted the whisky industry.
Indeed, it is estimated to have cost the whisky industry around £600 million.
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He added: “You also have to accept he’s president for the United States of America and many of the things that European countries were doing had a very big impact on the industries of countries in America and again, he wants to be the greatest trading partner in the world but he wants fair trade.”
Trump described his father as “the best president his country has seen ever” and compared him to Winston Churchill due to his lack of political correctness.
He also described the Gaza war as “insane” and said he believed his father would meet with Palestinian leaders in a bid to end the war – as well as President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump said: “You could probably draw a lot of parallels with Churchill – funny and un-politically correct, and effective.
“He says what everyone’s thinking.
“When he was shot with blood running down his face, chanting ‘fight, fight, fight’ – that’s what our country needs. There will never be a better ally for the UK and the West than Donald Trump.”
Asked if he would meet with Palestinian leaders, Trump said: “I’m sure he would meet anybody, he doesn’t want wars.
“He will meet with both sides of a conflict. I think he would like to do that. I think he wants to put that conflict to bed – it’s insane what’s happening, every day.”
The 40-year-old also said his father was “doing great” following an assassination attempt on his life.
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“It should never have been allowed to happen,” he said.
“Somebody let him down – as his son I’m not very happy about it. In the West, you can’t have leaders assassinated.
“When you spend three billion dollars on an agency, it was a failure that day. Those 48 hours could have been very different.
“He’s doing great, he’s out campaigning.”
The new Trump international golf course in Aberdeenshire is due to be completed next year.
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