Scotland sacked Donald Trump as business ambassador after he called for a total ban on Muslims entering the United States. The statement came after the shooting incident in California that killed 14 people.
"Mr Trump's recent remarks have shown that he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland and the First Minister has decided his membership of the respected GlobalScot business network should be withdrawn with immediate effect," a Scottish government spokesman said in a report by Scotsman.
The Republican frontrunner was invited to become a GlobalScot by First Minister Jack McConnell in April 2006.
A petition to ban Trump from Britain has already reached more than 358,000 signatures. The petition is titled "Block Donald J Trump from UK entry" according to ABC News.
"The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK," the petition read. Petitions that reach over 100,000 signatures will be considered for a debate in the parliamentary body.
In response to the petition, Trump posted a thank-you-note in his Twitter account. "Thank you, Piers, they don't know what they're getting into."
Suzanne Kelly, a Scotland resident, launched the appeal against Donald Trump.
Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen also revoked his honorary doctorate degree in business administration, which was awarded to Trump in 2010.
"In 2010 Robert Gordon University awarded an honorary DBA to Mr Donald Trump, in recognition of his achievements as an entrepreneur and businessman. In the course of the current US election campaign, Mr Trump has made a number of statements that are wholly incompatible with the ethos and values of the university. The university has therefore decided to revoke its award of the honorary degree," the university posted in their official Facebook account.
Donald Trump owns golf courses in Scotland and has family roots in the country.
