Trump presses for earth mound to hide Menie holdout's home; objecting greenkeeper sacked

Trump toured his under-construction Aberdeenshire golf course on 6 October 2010, two days before collecting an honorary degree in Aberdeen, according to Associated Press coverage of the trip. The Scotsman reported in early November 2010 that Trump had ordered a mound of earth roughly 100 feet across and 20 feet high built behind the home of David Milne, a Menie estate resident who refused to sell, and that Trump was said by sources to be 'extremely angry' during his October site visit that the instruction had not been carried out. The same report said head greenkeeper Paul O'Connor was dismissed days after the visit, with sources telling the paper he had refused to take part in what they described as a campaign of intimidation against residents unwilling to sell; a Trump spokeswoman said O'Connor left for personal reasons, and Milne said O'Connor's 'personal honour exceeded that of his employer.' The exact day of the confrontation within the 6-8 October visit is inferred from the AP-dated course tour; the dismissal itself was reported on 4 November 2010.