Scotland's Local Papers Are Reporting Trump's Victory In The Most Adorable Way

    Trump's heritage means he's welcome to play for a Stornoway football team.

    You've probably heard by now that Donald Trump has sent a shockwave through the political world by winning the US presidential election.

    Exactly what repercussions Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton will hold for the US and the wider world remains to be seen. But, in Scotland, where Trump's mum was born, the local media has issues closer to home on its mind.

    The election battle divided the remote Scottish island where Trump can trace his ancestry – the Isle of Lewis to the far west of the mainland – but the local Scottish press seems at least a bit pleased that their lad's done so well for himself.

    1. The Buchan Observer

    The Buchan Observer, which reports on the Aberdeenshire area in the north of Scotland where Trump owns a golf course, went for this low key headline in its election report. It also notes: "Mr Trump is half Scottish – his mother Mary MacLeod being from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis."

    2. The Stornoway Gazette

    The Stornoway Gazette, based on the very island where Trump's mother was born, notes in its election report that Trump's Lewis heritage makes him the only US president who has ever been qualified to play for the island's local football team – a historic first in US politics.

    3. The Arbroath Herald

    But The Arbroath Herald from the Angus region of Scotland relegated first minister Nicola Sturgeon's response to Trump's shock election victory to a space underneath a story about a local butcher taking part in a pie-making contest.

    4. The Falkirk Herald

    The Falkirk Herald from central Scotland reported that the town played an "unexpected role in the historic US election" when Chicago resident Emily Porter, who is interning for an MP in the UK, posted her ballot paper from Falkirk when visiting for work. “I’m sure this was a bit of a historic event for the Cow Wynd [post office]," remarked the local MP.

    5. The Helensburgh Advertiser

    The Helensburgh Advertiser from the Scottish mainland's west coast reports that local politicians are upset by the Trump victory. The local member of the Scottish parliament reportedly said: “I despair that, after 240 years of waiting, a strong and experienced female candidate is still unable to shatter the glass ceiling in the world’s biggest democracy."