Former president Donald Trump blasted Nicola Sturgeon as the Scottish First Minister announced she would resign, in a transphobic rant that cited his properties in the country.
Mr Trump made the remarks after Ms Sturgeon announced that she would resign as the head of Scotland’s government on Wednesday.
“Good riddance to failed woke extremist Nicola Sturgeon of Scotland!” Mr Trump said in a statement. “This crazed leftist symbolizes everything wrong with identity politics.”
Specifically, Mr Trump cited her support for transgender rights.
“Sturgeon thought it was OK to put a biological man in a women’s prison, and if that wasn’t bad enough, Sturgeon fought for a ‘Gender Recognition Reform Bill’ that would have allowed 16-year-old children to change their gender without medical advice,” Mr Trump said.
Meanwhile, the SNP’s national executive committee is meeting online at 6.30pm on Thursday to discuss the timing for a leadership contest.
Though there is no obvious candidate to succeed the outgoing first minister, potential candidates include: External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson; Finance Secretary Kate Forbes; Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
