‘Terrorists!’ Trump Unleashes On Pro-Palestine Protesters Charged With Trashing His ‘Beautiful’ Scottish Golf Course

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President Donald Trump unleashed on pro-Palestine activists as “terrorists” and calling for them to be “treated harshly” after a man was charged with vandalizing his prized Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

The incident took place in the early hours of March 8 when police were called after activists from a pro-Palestine group defaced the property, digging into the greens and spraying “Gaza is not 4 sale” in large letters as well as splashing red paint across the resort’s clubhouse.

Late Sunday Trump posted on Truth Social:

I was just informed by Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom, that they caught the terrorists who attacked the beautiful Turnberry, in Scotland. They did serious damage, and will hopefully be treated harshly. The three people who did this are in prison. You cannot let things like this attack happen, and I greatly appreciate the work of Prime Minister Starmer, and UK Law Enforcement.

The UK’s Prime Minister has not publicly commented on the case.

While Trump claimed that three individuals were in prison only one person — 33-year-old Kieran Robson — has been charged, with two others released pending further inquiries. Robson appeared in court on charges of “malicious mischief” and was released on bail on Monday.

Palestine Action called the act a “direct response to the US administration’s stated intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza” and specifically to Trump’s remarks in February that the U.S. should “take over” the territory and “clean out the whole thing.”

The group posted images of the damage to X:

A Trump Turnberry spokesperson condemned the incident as a “childish, criminal act,” adding: “Turnberry is a national treasure and will continue to be the number one beacon of luxury and excellence in the world of golf.”

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