The Scotsman: Martyn McLaughlin on Trump and Scotland

Martyn McLaughlin at Trump Turnberry

Transcript

00:00Scotland is a place that Donald Trump has called home and even though he's

00:05been an infrequent visitor to his mother's native country over the past

00:08two decades, his near permanent residency and a chaotic news cycle and the fact

00:14that Scotland is home to Turnberry, his most prestigious international hotel and

00:18golf resort, has guaranteed him ubiquity. In the run-up to what is perhaps the

00:23most consequential election in American history, the Scotsman will be examining

00:28one of the biggest news stories of the year through a Scottish lens. We'll ask

00:33politicians here how they regard the prospect of a second Trump presidency

00:37and reveal how some well-known Scots are exerting their influence on November's

00:42key vote. Our coverage will reflect on the pomp, pageantry and protests that met

00:48with Mr. Trump when he visited Scotland and we'll take the temperature of the

00:52Western Isles community where Mr. Trump can trace his Scottish heritage. We'll be

00:56looking closer at Mr. Trump's businesses in Scotland, their plans and

01:01their ambitions and asking if the grand claims made by Mr. Trump about his golf

01:05courses are justified. We'll also delve deeper into the loans and investments

01:11behind those companies and explain how if Mr. Trump is re-elected to the White

01:16House, they stand to gain significant amounts of money from the US government.