‘America’s gone mad’: disbelief in Ayrshire, Scotland, near Trump’s golf course

While some say Trump has done much for Turnberry's economy, others claim election result is a disaster - he's a fascist'

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The sun is pressing through the low grey clouds above Turnberry beach in Ayrshire where Alan Ringrose is walking his dog. He shakes his head at the emerging news from across the Atlantic.

I think America's gone mad," he says. How can you elect a criminal as president?"