US President-elect Donald Trump could be toasting his election victory at IBROX had he pushed forward with plans to buy Rangers four years ago
At the time, Trump and his team decided the financial risk was too great, and Rangers went down that slippery slope
HE has just been elected the 45th President of the United States of America - but Donald Trump could have been Rangers owner four years ago.
The controversial billionaire businessman considered a swoop for the Ibrox club in 2012 before Craig Whyte took over and plunged them into administration and liquidation.
It is believed Trump, who has Scottish roots, decided against the takeover after gauging the financial risk.
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Speaking at the time a source close to Trump said: "We looked seriously and walked away.
"It just did not make sense to us, although they are a great club.
"We hope someone steps in and builds the team again."
Trump shocked the world after beating Hillary Clinton to the White House in one of the most stunning US elections of all time.
In a night of high drama, his promise to ‘Make America Great Again’ paid off as millions of voters who Clinton dismissed as a ‘basket of Deplorables’ went to polling stations in their droves to paint the map of the US Republican red.