• Donald Trump visited Scotland to re-open Trump Turnberry golf course

• Says Britain's decision to leave the European Union is a "great thing"

• Nicola Sturgeon turned down her invitation to the event

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump had said it is a "great thing" that the people of the UK have "taken back their country" in voting to leave the EU, during a visit to reopen his golf resort in Scotland.

The billionaire arrived in his "Trump" emblazoned helicopter at the Turnberry resort in South Ayrshire to officially open the revamped resort he bought in 2014, just an hour after Prime Minister David Cameron said he intended to stand down in October.

He gave a thumbs-up as he left his helicopter and shook hands with workers on his way to the hotel before making the comments about the EU referendum result.

He said: “I think it's a great thing that happened, an amazing vote, very historic. We're very happy."

Asked why people voted for Brexit, he said: “People are angry. All over the world they're angry.”

He praised David Cameron, describing him as "a good man" who "didn't get the mood of his country right."

Asked if he took heart from the result for his own campaign, Mr Trump said: “We're doing very well in the United States and essentially the same thing is happening in the United States.

“They are angry over borders, they are angry over people coming into the country and taking over and nobody even noticing. They are angry about many, many things.”

In terms of what people were specifically to specify where people were angry, he said: “The UK, the US, many other places. It will not be the last.”

He also said Brexit would be good for his golf course.

"When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry," he said.

The billionaire mogul predicted the divisions caused by the referendum would “heal” and said it would bode well for his campaign.

“You know I said this would happen. I think it is a great thing. We will see but I think it will be a great thing. Basically, they took their country back,” he said.