Letters to the editor

SNP’s Trump outrage masks real motive

Sir - Having observed the cloned mock outrage by the SNP regarding the forthcoming visit by President Donald Trump to the UK, one wonder sabout the real reason behind the rhetoric.

Could it be that our nationalist politicians believe Scotland is a paragon of virtue which qualifies us to lecture other democratic countries on how they should run their affairs while being silent on dictatorships?

Or is it a smokescreen for another agenda?

For example, it could be because President Trump said Brexit would be good for the UK and that he would put us “front of the line” for a bilateral trade deal which would mean other countries would follow suit, including some countries from the EU, thus spelling the death knell for any future Europeanstyle multilateral agreements.

The reality is that there can be little doubt a successful Brexit (backed by the US) would be good for Scotland and the rest of the UK but a disaster for the SNP who want to destroy the UK single market (four times larger than the EU combined) and hitch their wagon to an increasingly dysfunctional and divided European Union.

So perhaps the next time we see Alex Salmond or Nicola Sturgeon grandstanding when lampooning President Trump, we should remember what their real agenda is – independence at any cost and not Scotland’s best interests.

Picture: Getty. President Trump is greeted by supporters on his arrival in Florida: