US President
Donald Trump came under fire when he insinuated that there was a terror attack
in Sweden on Friday. Trump said at a campaign-style rally Saturday outside
Melbourne, Florida.:
“We’ve got to
keep our country safe. You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at
what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?”
Trump’s Sweden
comment was questioned by Swedish officials, the news media and Hillary
Clinton's daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
“Unclear to us
what President Trump was referring to, have asked US officials for
explanation,” the Swedish embassy in Washington tweeted.
Trump then
clarified what he meant by tweeting:
What he
referred to was a segment on Friday night's edition of "Tucker Carlson
Tonight" which featured an interview with documentary filmmaker Ami
Horowitz about a surge in violent crime in Sweden. Which saw the filmmaker say
that they have traced the crime increase
in Sweden to a surge in the number of refugees entering from Africa, Asia and
the Middle East.
Even though
the president never mentioned any terror attack in Sweden the fact that he
mentioned Sweden along with Germany resulted in Trump critics saying he had
mistakenly referred to a terror attack.
Among the
recent terror attacks in Germany was a December 2016 incident in which a
terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people
and injuring roughly 50 others. The Islamic State terror group took
responsibility for the attack.
Even after
Trump clarified what he meant on Twitter, the Swedish embassy responded by
tweeting:
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