Greenpeace Installs Mini Turbines on Trump Golf Course

Environmental activists from Greenpeace staged a symbolic protest at Trump Turnberry Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland, early Monday by installing six miniature replica wind turbines on the course's fourth hole green. The action, carried out around 6:30 a.m. by three campaigners who transported the roughly 10-foot-tall models along the nearby beach, was designed to highlight support for renewable energy sources amid opposition to fossil fuel expansion.

The demonstration directly responded to a recent social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, where he advocated for increased oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. In the post, Trump wrote, "Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price. They are making a fortune. U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! It is absolutely crazy that they dont AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS!" The activists also placed a sign on the green reading "Choose wind, dump Trump" to underscore their message.

As the first golfers arrived at the hole, the protesters quickly dismantled and removed the replicas...