http://news.stv.tv/north/228326-donald-trump-has-arrived-to-promote-his-second-course-in-aberdeenshire/Donald Trump arrives in Aberdeen ahead of second course launch
By Neil Drysdale 6 June 2013 Donald Trump breezed into Aberdeen with another barnstorming performance on Thursday morning as he prepared to unveil details of his second golf course at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire.
The American billionaire spoke to the media at Aberdeen International Airport, where he distributed copies of The Robb Report's special section on the "Best of the Best" for 2013, which has adjudged his new golf development in Scotland to be the No 1 course in the world.
He reiterated his opposition to the "monstrosities" of wind farms, described Vattenfall's recent moves to pull back from the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay as a "brilliant business decision", and even added he was ready to build bridges with the First Minister Alex Salmond.
But, principally, Trump wanted to talk golf, as the prelude to going out and playing on his property at Balmedie.
He said: "The Robb Report is highly respected, so being voted No 1 is a great honour for Aberdeen and Scotland, and all the people who wanted to get it built.
"We have an amazing piece of land for our second course, and I would say that probably nothing can ever top the first one, because we built it on the largest dunes on the world.
"But I think the second one [named after his mother, Mary MacLeod] will be right up there. We are looking to do something that is going to be different, but truly special."
Trump insisted he was sticking to his guns about not constructing a hotel complex at the Menie Estate while the EOWDC proposal remains ongoing. But he was in bullish mood when asked about whether he believed his links course could attract high-profile events such as the Open and the Ryder Cup.
He added: "As soon as the wind farm is terminated, we are looking to build what I honestly believe will be one of the great hotels, not just in Scotland, but the whole world.
"We have a plan that is unbelievable, but we can't build it if the hotel is looking into an industrial turbine that spins, makes noise and throws off bad electricity.
"I think Scotland will get smart, because other countries have ditched these things, and we are ready to start work as soon as we get word that they are not building that ridiculous project.
"And I definitely believe a Ryder Cup bid is on the cards in the future. I can't pick a date, but we will have many majors here as well."The response to the course has been amazing, and that is terrific news, both for Scotland and golf lovers in Aberdeen."