While some say Trump has done much for Turnberry’s economy, others claim election result is ‘a disaster – he’s a fascist’
The sun is pressing through the low grey clouds above Turnberry beach in Ayrshire where Alan Ringrose is walking his dog. He shakes his head at the emerging news from across the Atlantic.Disbelief is his overriding emotion as the reality of a second Trump presidency sinks in. “I don’t get it. Perhaps people were afraid to elect a black woman?”
Of particular concern to Cogan are the billionaires with whom Trump surrounds himself, many of whom wield powerful influence, like Elon Musk. “Someone with such wealth has no understanding of how normal people live,” says Cogan. Dave McDade was a member of the Turnberry golf course until 2016, when illness stopped him playing regularly. “It’s so expensive now, he’s put it out of reach of normal people. I heard a round of golf costs £500.
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