Donald Trump said he did not think former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon loved her country.
The former US President was asked by Nigel Farage on GB News about Ms Sturgeon's handling of the Isla Bryson case, the transgender woman who was convicted of raping two women before her transition from a man.
Trump replied: "I think a lot of countries have had enough of it, what's going on.
"I know that case, and I thought it was terrible, and I guess it helped ruin her career.
"I think she had other reasons also, but I just felt she didn't love Scotland."
The former White House incumbent denied he was "anti-Muslim" following comments he had previously made about London mayor Sadiq Khan.
On Ms Sturgeon's successor Humza Yousaf, Mr Trump said: "I don't know him. I hope he's going to do a great job and I'm sure he's going to be a lot better than Sturgeon."
Earlier we told how Trump - who flew into Aberdeen this week for his first visit to Scotland since 2018 -took a wipe at Sturgeon by claiming she was a "negative force" for Scotland.
Speaking on a visit to his luxury Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire, he claimed the ex-SNP leader should have been more like his "friend Sean Connery".
"Nicola Sturgeon has not been very nice to me," he told the Sun.
"She never liked what we did for Scotland. My mother was Scottish. The people of Scotland are very proud of what I did for Scotland.
"She has been a very successful politician but now that she is out of office it would be a good change for Scotland.
"I think you should embrace people like my friend, Sean Connery. He was very proud of me and what I did for Scotland.
"I think she (Sturgeon) was anti-business. She is a negative force.
"She has hurt Scotland. She has hurt education and tourism. She should have embraced us."
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