Scottish Officials Call Out Trump for Lying About Sean Connery

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Vanity Fair

The former First Minister of Scotland is among officials who has thrown cold water on a claim made by President Donald Trump about the late actor Sean Connery.

“Scotland and much of the world is mourning the loss of a great spirit. Sean Connery’s contribution and life’s work was immense, real and lasting and everyone with an ounce of class is reflecting upon just that today,” Alex Salmond, who served as Scotland’s First Minister from 2007 to 2014, said in a statement. “Tributes are great from all sources but this is not a time for tweeting silly claims or indeed responding to them.”

Following Connery’s death on Saturday, Trump tweeted a tribute to the original 007 star that included a boast about Trump’s golf property in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. “The legendary actor, 007 Sean Connery, has past on to even greener fairways. He was quite a guy, and a tough character. I was having a very hard time getting approvals for a big development in Scotland when Sean stepped in and shouted, ‘Let him build the damn thing,’” Trump claimed on Twitter. “That was all I needed, everything went swimmingly from there. He was so highly regarded & respected in Scotland and beyond that years of future turmoil was avoided. Sean was a great actor and an even greater man. Sincere condolences to his family!”

As with so many of Trump’s statements, however, the remark doesn’t tell the entire story. While local government officials initially denied Trump allowances to build the course and resort, the Scottish government overturned the ruling in 2008. At the time, Connery was quoted as praising the decision. “During tough economic times, this is a major vote of confidence in Scotland’s tourist industry and our ability to rise to the challenge,” he reportedly said. “I look forward to seeing a new gem in the north-east that is good for Aberdeenshire and good for Scotland.”

Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/11/donald-trump-sean-connery-tribute

[marybourg]

1. "Passed on", not "past on", oh stable genius , if you can't just say "died"

[left-of-center2012]

2. "Sean Connery, has past on"

[Lonestarblue]

3. Trump couldn't pass a fifth grade grammar test.

In addition to his SAT, he must have paid someone to take all his college tests for him. At least historians will rank Trump as number 1 in one category—the country’s least intelligent president. Although his number 1 ranking might also be the country’s most corrupt president ever.

[Lord Ludd]

11. I hope the test taker(s) demanded payment up front. nt

[Hip2bSquare]

4. Sean Connery gets "Sincere condolences..."

250,000 dead Americans, which includes some of his supporters, get "It is what it is". We're paying for all his freaking golf trips, you'd think we could atleast get one 'sincere' from that human garbage.

May he rot for all eternity.

[colorado_ufo]

6. Not to mention supporting all his stupid "rallies."

Air Force One, security, meals, probably for his family etc. as well.

Effing grifters, all.

[Cha]

7. KR!

[Brainfodder]

8. I await him bragging about his bestest most perfectly beautiful defeat; no one loses like me!

[llashram]

9. and yet, another trump 1/4 truth

added to this: #23000++ lies in the political realm of his last four years

[pfitz59]

10. Everything, even the death of an iconic actor,

has to be about TRUMP. Get rid of this swine