‘Give the public a break’ scolds Donald Trump as he blasts the FAKE NEWS media for reports suggesting Sweden’s immigration policies are working out ‘just beautifully’
Donald Trump whacked the media for suggesting that Sweden’s immigration policies are problem-free
Yesterday the president sent out a tweet confirming what he said Saturday was based on a Fox News report
The Swedish embassy asked the U.S. State Department for an explanation of Trump’s comments about an alleged security incident in Sweden
Trump made reference to a terror attack in Sweden that never happened
During his campaign-style rally Saturday he talked about an incident that supposedly occurred the previous night in Sweden
White House said Trump was referring to ‘rising crime and recent incidents’
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom apparently responded by tweeting an excerpt of her speech in parliament last week on Sweden’s foreign policy
Ex-Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt sent out tweet disproving Trump’s remark
The president’s remarks were ridiculed on social media by Chelsea Clinton
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 February 2017
President Donald Trump took to Twitter again to defend comments he made Saturday about Sweden.
‘Give the public a break – The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!’ the president wrote Monday morning, before wishing his Twitter audience a Happy Presidents’ Day.
Trump was ridiculed by many for suggesting that there was a terror attack, or a widespread crime spike, in the Nordic country – though there are some testimonials of an ‘upward spiral of violence,’ according to one Swedish police chief, in a city where 32 percent of the population is made up of migrants.
On Sunday, Trump sent out a tweet explaining that he was citing Fox News report when he made a reference to a security incident in Sweden during a rally in Florida.
‘My statement as to what’s happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden,’ Trump said.
The president had addressed supporters during his Florida rally Saturday night saying: ‘You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at what’s happening last night in Sweden,’ he said.
‘Sweden. Who would believe this? Sweden,’ he added. ‘They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible.’
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