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