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AmericanMan1958

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Mon Nov 21, 2016, 10:27 PM Nov 2016

With a Meeting, Trump Renewed a British Wind Farm Fight..

LONDON — When President-elect Donald J. Trump met with the British politician Nigel Farage in recent days, he encouraged Mr. Farage and his entourage to oppose the kind of offshore wind farms that Mr. Trump believes will mar the pristine view from one of his two Scottish golf courses, according to one person present.

The meeting, held shortly after the presidential election, raises new questions about Mr. Trump’s willingness to use the power of the presidency to advance his business interests. Mr. Trump has long opposed a wind farm planned near his course in Aberdeenshire, and he previously fought unsuccessfully all the way to Britain’s highest court to block it.

The group that met with Mr. Trump in New York was led by Mr. Farage, the head of the U.K. Independence Party and a member of the European Parliament. Mr. Farage, who was a leading voice advocating Britain’s exit from the European Union, or Brexit, campaigned with Mr. Trump during the election. Arron Banks, an insurance executive who was a major financier of the Brexit campaign, was also in attendance.

“He did not say he hated wind farms as a concept; he just did not like them spoiling the views,” said Andy Wigmore, the media consultant who was present at the meeting and was photographed with Mr. Trump.

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With a Meeting, Trump Renewed a British Wind Farm Fight.. (Original Post) AmericanMan1958 Nov 2016 OP
I think they are rather pretty. raging moderate Nov 2016 #1
Impeachment anyone? onecaliberal Nov 2016 #2
Impeachment sooner rather than later pbmus Nov 2016 #3
KNR Lucinda Nov 2016 #4
Still lacks the temprament for the job Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #5
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