was laughed at by Scottish Parliament?

In 2012, Trump railed against a Scottish proposal to construct an ocean wind farm a mile from the coast, which would be visible from his newly acquired Aberdeen golf course. He claimed that it would cause a great deal of environmental damage in the area. When asked for empirical evidence, Trump put forward his own expertise:

Trump: I am an expert on tourism. If you…dot your landscape with these horrible, horrible structures, you will do tremendous damage-

 

Member Of Scottish Parliament (MSP): (interrupting) My question is, where is the clinical evidence – not an opinion, an empirical assessment; where is your clinical evidence?

 

Trump: Well, first of all, I am the evidence. I think I’m more of an expert-

 

(laughter)

 

Trump: – I…you know what, I think I’m a lot more of an expert than the people you’d like me to hire, who are doing it to make a paycheck-

 

MSP: -If you won’t-

 

Trump: -But I am an expert in tourism.

As of 2019, the golf course had lost money for the previous consecutive 7 years.

Trump warned of wind turbines’ supposed dangers several times over his presidency, including asserting that their noise causes cancer. During his tenure, he also drew laughter at the United Nations for claiming his administration had accomplished among the most as any other in US history.

BBC News – Trump and Scotland: The people who hit back at the president
Bloomberg – Trump’s Aberdeen Golf Course Posts Loss for Seventh Year in Row

referred to his own “great and unmatched wisdom”?

The Trump failed to elaborate on what “I’ve done before!” meant in reference to totally destroying and obliterating an economy.

The tweet came following Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from a base in Syria, the occupation of the base by Russian forces, and Turkey’s subsequent operations against Kurdish militia groups that had long been US allies.

The New York Times – Trump Orders Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Northern Syria

said that the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was more significant than that of Osama bin Laden?

Trump said, “this is the biggest there is. This is the worst ever. Osama bin Laden was big, but Osama bin Laden became big with the World Trade Center. This is a man who built a whole, as he would like to call it, a country.” He went on to repeat a past claim that he had warned of bin Laden a year before his attack on the World Trade Center, but never received due credit.

The Washington Post – Bigger than bin Laden? 3 striking things about Trump’s announcement that Baghdadi is dead.
Business Insider – Trump claims the killing of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi is more significant than Osama bin Laden’s assassination
Axios – Trump on Baghdadi raid: “Bin Laden was big but this was bigger”

said, “nobody reads the Bible more than me,” but couldn’t cite a single verse?

When asked for one or two of his favorite verses, Trump replied,

I don’t want to get into it because to me that’s very personal…the Bible means a lot to me but I don’t want to get into specifics.

He has also criticized others, like former Secretary of State John Kerry, by saying they don’t read the Bible. After his border policy was criticized by Pope Francis, Trump said the Pope would wish Trump were President when ISIS attacks the Vatican.

The Hill – Trump: Kerry probably hasn’t read the Bible
The Atlantic – Trump’s Bible Fail
Catholic Online – ‘The whole Bible is incredible’: Donald trump ridiculed for not naming favorite Bible verse

said, “nobody knows the system better than me. I know the H1B. I know the H2B. Nobody knows it better than me”?

Trump made the statement at a Republican debate in Miami in March 2016.

TAPPER: Why should voters trust that you will run the country differently from how you run your businesses?

TRUMP: Because nobody knows the system better than me. I know the H1B. I know the H2B. Nobody knows it better than me. I’m a businessman. These are laws. These are regulations. These are rules. We’re allowed to do it. And frankly, because of the devaluations that other countries – the monetary devaluations that other countries are constantly doing and brilliantly doing against us, it’s very, very hard for our companies in this country, in our country, to compete.
So I will take advantage of it; they’re the laws. But I’m the one that knows how to change it. Nobody else on this dais knows how to change it like I do, believe me.

CNN – Transcript of Republican debate in Miami, full text

said, “nobody knows more about trade than me”?

As proof he knew more about trade than Mitt Ronmey, who had raised concerns about Trump’s views, he a Gucci store he owned on 5th Avenue in Manhattan and that was worth “from $400 million to a billion-two,” more than Romney’s net worth.

Romney had called Trump a “phony” and a “fraud.”

In another instance, he called NATO “as bad as NAFTA,” likening a mutual defense pact with allies to unrelated trade agreement.

Real Clear Politics – Trump: I Own A Store In Manhattan Worth More Than Mitt Romney

said about a wedge between the US and South Korea, “I know more about wedges than any human being that’s ever lived, but I’ll let you know”?

Trump had recently announced that he would be ending joint military exercises with South Korea, at the North’s request. During an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump was asked if North Korea was trying to drive a wedge between the US and South Korea when he made the remark.

WSJ: You think North Korea is trying to drive a wedge between the two countries, between you and President Moon?

Mr. Trump: I’ll let you know in—within the next 12 months, OK, Mike?

WSJ: Sure.

Mr. Trump: I will let you know. But if I were them I would try. But the difference is I’m president; other people aren’t. And I know more about wedges than any human being that’s ever lived, but I’ll let you know. But I’ll tell you, you know, when you talk about driving a wedge, we also have a thing called trade. And South Korea—brilliantly makes—we have a trade deficit with South Korea of $31 billion a year. That’s a pretty strong bargaining chip to me.

The Wall Street Journal – Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal

wrote his own letter of health?

During his campaign, Trump’s personal doctor gave a full bill of health, concluding that he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

Harold Bornstein
Dr. Harold Bornstein. Screenshot via NBC News

The letter reads,

To Whom My Concern:

 

I have been the personal physician of Mr Donald J. Trump since 1980. His previous physician was my father, Dr Jacob Bornstein. Over the past 39 years, I am pleased to report that Mr Trump has had no significant medical problems. Mr Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results. Actually, his blood pressure, 110/65, and laboratory test results were astonishingly excellent.

 

Over the past twelve months, he has lost at least fifteen pounds, Mr Trump takes 81 mg of aspirin daily and a low dose of a statin. His PSA test score is 0.15 (very low). His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary.

 

Mr Trump has suffered no form of cancer, has never had a hip, knee or shoulder replacement or any other orthopaedic surgery. His only surgery was an appendectomy at age ten. His cardiovascular status is excellent. He has no history of ever using alcohol or tobacco products.

 

If elected, Mr Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.

Released by Donald J. Trump for President campaign

“He dictated that whole letter. I didn’t write that letter,” Bornstein later revealed to CNN. His office was subsequently raided for all of Trump’s medical records.

Trump was notorious for his fast food habits, and said that the body is like a battery such that exercise depletes its finite energy. Nevertheless, he may have received sufficient exercise through his regular golfing.

The Atlantic – The Bizarre Words of Donald Trump’s Doctor
BBC News- Donald Trump wrote own health letter, says physician Harold Bornstein
USA Today – Trump, not his doctor, wrote glowing 2015 letter on his health, physician now says
Business Insider – In stunning reversal, Trump’s personal doctor says Trump dictated a letter declaring he was in ‘astonishingly excellent’ health during the 2016 election
NPR – Doctor: Trump Dictated Letter Attesting To His ‘Extraordinary’ Health
The Atlantic – The Problem With Trump Dictating His Own Medical Assessment

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