Trump also mourns Sean Connery: "Connery helped during my Scotland business"

Sean Connery, the veteran British actor who played the first James Bond in the spy film series '007,' passed away on the 31st of last month (local time) at the age of 90. The photo shows Connery attending the 76th Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 29, 2004. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] U.S. President Donald Trump mourned the death of Sean Connery, the 'original 007 James Bond.'

On the 1st (local time), President Trump tweeted, "The legendary actor Connery must have moved on to an even greener fairway," expressing his condolences to the bereaved family.

President Trump said, "He was a real manly man and tough," adding, "He was a great actor, a great person, and respected by everyone."

He also shared his connection with Connery. President Trump revealed, "When I was having difficulties obtaining approval for a large development project in Scotland, Connery once said, 'Let me build that damn thing.' After that, everything went smoothly."

However, he did not explain what the development project referred to.

Connery, who played the first James Bond in the spy film series 007, was a veteran Scottish actor who passed away on the 31st of last month at the age of 90. Connery appeared in works such as Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Untouchables (1987), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and officially retired in 2006.

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