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| Nicola Sturgeon axes Donald Trump from GlobalScot network | Nicola Sturgeon axes Donald Trump from GlobalScot network |
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| Donald Trump has been dropped as a business ambassador for Scotland by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | Donald Trump has been dropped as a business ambassador for Scotland by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. |
| The presidential hopeful, who courted controversy by calling for a halt on Muslims entering the US, was appointed a GlobalScot ambassador in 2006. | The presidential hopeful, who courted controversy by calling for a halt on Muslims entering the US, was appointed a GlobalScot ambassador in 2006. |
| A Scottish government spokeswoman said Mr Trump's "recent remarks have shown he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland". | A Scottish government spokeswoman said Mr Trump's "recent remarks have shown he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland". |
| His membership of the network was withdrawn with immediate effect. | His membership of the network was withdrawn with immediate effect. |
| Robert Gordon University is considering withdrawing an honorary degree awarded to Mr Trump, whose mother was from the Isle of Lewis. | |
| A petition calling for him to be banned from entering the UK has passed 100,000 signatures. | |
| Mr Trump, who owns a golf course in Aberdeenshire and the Turnberry course in Ayrshire, is seeking the Republican nomination for next year's US presidential election. | |
| He called for a ban on Muslims entering the US following a mass shooting in San Bernardino. |