Trump: Sean Connery helped me get the permits to build my golf courses.

The claim that Sean Connery helped Donald Trump get permits to build his golf courses in Scotland is based primarily on Trump's own statements and tweets, where he credits Connery with intervening to allow the projects to proceed more smoothly.newsweek.comnewsweek.comTrump Says Sean Connery Was 'Quite A Guy,' Claims Actor Helped Him Get Approval...theguardian.comtheguardian.comPositively shocking: Trump's boasts of help from Sean Connery fall apartbusinessinsider.combusinessinsider.comA local official in Scotland shot down Trump's claim that Sean Connery... Trump described Connery as having 'stepped in' and shouted to let him build the golf course, suggesting a direct influence on planning approvals.

However, multiple local officials and authorities involved in the planning process have publicly refuted this narrative, calling Trump's claims 'utter bollocks' and 'silly'. There is no independent evidence that Connery had any formal role or direct influence in the official permitting or zoning decisions. While Connery was reportedly a supporter of Trump’s golf ventures and was made a member of one of the clubs,mercurynews.commercurynews.com‘Utter bollocks’: Donald Trump’s lying about Sean Connery’s help with Scottish... this social association does not equate to official intervention in government approvals.

The claim conflates personal support or encouragement with actual bureaucratic influence. Thus, while Trump’s statements are factual in that he made these claims and that Connery was friendly with him, the implication that Connery materially helped secure permits is not supported by credible evidence. This makes the claim misleading rather than outright false because it contains a kernel of truth (Connery’s friendship and support) but misrepresents the nature and impact of that support regarding official approvals.