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Chris Flanagan

Donald Trump almost bought Rangers in 2012, but spared Ally McCoist after backing out of potential takeover

US President Donald Trump waits to speak in Emancipation Hall during inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Greg Nash / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) with the Rangers crest behind him.

Donald Trump returned to The White House as US president this week, but the last time he was in office he turned up at a number of British football grounds during Covid.

OK, it wasn't actually the Donald Trump, with fans of different teams placing the face of the 45th American president on cardboard cutouts to fill empty seats during crowd-less matches. He was, however, spotted at Exeter, Wigan and Hibs, and even formed part of a Hamilton Accies kebab promotion.

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