It’s Too Bigly

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Doughmore beach, Co Clare

It’s a classic Mexican stand down.

Bloomberg reports:

US President-elect Donald Trump withdrew an application to build a sea wall aimed at protecting his golf resort in Ireland, the latest twist in a project that had stoked tensions in a tiny village on the Atlantic coast.

Clare County Council, the Irish municipality, said on its website that Trump’s company shelved plans to construct defenses about 1.7 miles (2.8 kilometers) long at his golf resort close to the village of Doonbeg. The plan was submitted on behalf of Trump in May, and spokesman for the authority confirmed it had been withdrawn.

The planned sea barrier may now be replaced with a scaled-down version, Friends of the Irish Environment, which opposed the wall, said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday.

Trump Scraps Plan for One of His Walls After Golf Row in Ireland (Bloomberg)

Pic: Save Doughmore/Doonbeg Beach (Facebook)

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13 thoughts on “It’s Too Bigly

  1. edalicious

    I wonder if this is a political move. Like, he can’t publicly claim climate change is a hoax while at the same time trying to build a wall to protect against sea level rise caused by climate change.

    1. Nigel

      I get the distinct impression Trump does what he likes and lets others fill in Machiavellian motives and cleverness. An idiot savant of the post-truth world.

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