{"id":2468555,"date":"2025-07-30T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-breaks-out-his-sean-connery-impersonation-during-interview-in-scotland\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:11:20","slug":"watch-trump-breaks-out-his-sean-connery-impersonation-during-interview-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-breaks-out-his-sean-connery-impersonation-during-interview-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Breaks Out His Sean Connery Impersonation During Interview in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-trump-breaks-out-his-sean-connery-impersonation-during-interview-in-scotland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump shared a surprising story about the late actor Sean Connery&#8217;s support in getting environmental zoning approval for his golf course development in Scotland.In an interview on the New York Post&#8217;s &#8220;Pod Force One,&#8221; Trump recounted how Connery publicly advocated for his project,helping to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >overcome strict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">environmental regulations<\/a><\/a> and a looming deadline for beginning construction on the second golf course. Trump humorously demonstrated a Sean connery impression while describing how Connery&#8217;s endorsement expedited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chairwoman-blames-dems-for-peoples-lack-of-trust-in-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"GOP chairwoman blames Dems for peoples\u2019 lack of trust in COVID-19 vaccine\">approval process<\/a>.He praised Connery as a powerful ally, calling him &#8220;the king of Scotland&#8221; and credited his intervention with allowing the golf project to move forward. Trump also mentioned additional challenges during development, such as dealing with nearby windmills affecting the golf course&#8217;s view.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump revealed a surprising ally in the development of his golf properties in Scotland &mdash; the late actor Sean Connery.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/29\/us-news\/trump-debuts-sean-connery-impression-while-sharing-tales-of-scottish-ancestry-on-pod-force-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared<\/a> Tuesday on the New York Post&rsquo;s &ldquo;Pod Force One&rdquo; with host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-trump-official-pulls-curtain-back-nasty-confrontation-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miranda Devine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Trump broke out a Sean Connery impression while recalling his history in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We started it a couple of years ago, and it&rsquo;s a very beautiful, beautiful piece of land, and it&rsquo;s going to be very good,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump debuts Sean Connery impression while sharing tales of Scottish ancestry on &lsquo;Pod Force One&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lhy8vJGLhT\">https:\/\/t.co\/lhy8vJGLhT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjNLOr2gxi\">pic.twitter.com\/YjNLOr2gxi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1950230608895987833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have a course there and I had to start this within a certain period of time or I&rsquo;d lose the zoning,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Sean Connery got me the zoning,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-set-carry-largest-deregulatory-action-history-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> told Devine.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump, Connery made a public statement in support of the project, which was snared by environmental regulations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was very tough zoning environmentally here to get that approved,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They approved two courses, but I had to start the second one within 10 years,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>He said a deadline nearly passed before the second course began construction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-actor-sir-sean-connery-dead-age-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connery&rsquo;s<\/a> statement, Trump said, made a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>Trump slipped into a Connery impression when he said, &ldquo;Let the bloody bloke build his damn golf courses and let him put money into our country. What&rsquo;s wrong with you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donad Trump busts out Sean Connery impression on Pod Force One. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a tough kind of a guy, as you probably know. If you look at the Barbara Walters interview, you know what I&#8217;m talking about.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5T6dudAAoZ\">pic.twitter.com\/5T6dudAAoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zachary Leeman (@WritingLeeman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritingLeeman\/status\/1950244967630229739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The president said Connery&rsquo;s words changed everything for his business in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as he said that, the whole thing got approved like so fast, it was crazy,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I called him, I said, &lsquo;Thank you very much.&rsquo; I said, &lsquo;You have great power.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He referred to Connery as &ldquo;the king of Scotland&rdquo; and &ldquo;a tough cookie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Devine praised the impression, saying, &ldquo;You do a very good Scottish accent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump repeated the quote again in his best Connery voice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let the bloody bloke build his bloody golf courses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got approved,&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added in the podcast that he faced other environmental snags as he tried to develop the property, noting that he had to deal with &ldquo;ugly windmills&rdquo; on the horizon visible from the gold course.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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