Trump accepts RGU degree amid protests and escalates presidential talk

Donald Trump accepted an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen despite fierce opposition from local residents and the recent return of a degree by the university's former principal in protest. During the Scotland trip, Trump gave his 'strongest hint yet' that he would run for president in 2012, claiming the U.S. was not doing as well as it should and that with 'proper leadership, it would do unbelievably well.' The ceremony highlighted Trump's willingness to accept honors while actively harming the communities bestowing them, using the platform to attack Obama and promote his political ambitions.

"The US is a great country and it's not doing as well as it should...with proper leadership, it would do unbelievably well." — Trump during Scotland trip accepting RGU degree, Oct. 8, 2010