Trump’s Scottish golf resort vandalized with red paint and course dug up over his plan ‘to ethnically cleanse Gaza’

Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf edifice successful Scotland has been vandalized by activists successful effect to his recent statements connected Gaza.

The golf people successful South Ayrshire, owned by the president, was targeted overnight connected Friday, with activists coating “Gaza Is Not 4 Sale” successful astir 10-foot-high letters connected the tract and damaging the greens, including the course’s astir prestigious hole, utilized successful Open Championships.

Red spray overgarment was utilized to deface the clubhouse astatine the 800-acre resort.

Palestine Action described it arsenic a “direct effect to the U.S. administration’s stated intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza.”

Trump’s caller comments see plans to “clean retired the full thing” and to crook the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

There was further outrage erstwhile the president posted an AI video connected Truth Social, advertizing his plans for the territory, which included himself and Israel’s premier curate Benjamin Netanyahu, shirtless, drinking astatine the “Trump Gaza” resort.

The creator of the AI video, which shows a golden balloon shaped similar Mr Trump’s caput successful a satire inspired by comparing the Las Vegas Strip with the Gaza Strip, has since spoken out, revealing it was a gag and determination were concerns it mightiness offend the White House.

Trump’s rhetoric escalated this week erstwhile helium sent a connection to the 2 cardinal Palestinians who telephone the territory location connected his Truth Social platform, writing: “To the People of Gaza: A beauteous Future awaits, but not if you clasp Hostages. If you do​​​​​​​, you are dead.”

The Trump medication precocious signed disconnected connected the shipment of 40,000 bombs to Israel.

A spokesperson from Palestine Action said: “Palestine Action rejects Donald Trump’s attraction of Gaza arsenic though it were his spot to dispose of arsenic helium likes.

“To marque that clear, we person shown him that his ain spot is not harmless from acts of resistance.

“We volition proceed to instrumentality enactment against U.S.-Israeli colonialism successful the Palestinian homeland.”

On X, the radical wrote: “The astir costly play people successful Britain, Trump's Turnberry play resort, got a sojourn by Palestine Action.

“No longer tin mean radical beryllium by whilst the American medication arms Israel and makes plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza. Palestine belongs to Palestinians.”

Another station reads: “Whilst Trump attempts to dainty Gaza arsenic his property, helium should cognize his ain spot is wrong reach.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4:40 a.m. connected Saturday, 8 March, 2025, we received a study of harm to the play people and a premises connected Maidens Road, Turnberry.

“Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with immoderate accusation is asked to interaction section police.”

A spokesperson for Trump Turnberry said: “This was a childish, transgression enactment but the unthinkable squad astatine Trump Turnberry volition guarantee it does not interaction business.

“Turnberry is simply a nationalist treasure and volition proceed to beryllium the fig 1 beacon of luxury and excellence successful the satellite of golf.”

Previous acts of vandalism targeting the president see his prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame being destroyed with a pickaxe and defaced with swastikas, spray overgarment and dog excrement.

With reporting from the Press Association