What he called them · First term · № 58
Cited 'what's happening last night in Sweden' as a warning about immigration; nothing had happened
“You look at what's happening in Germany, you look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this. Sweden. They took in large numbers. They're having problems like they never thought possible.”
- Said
- , Political rally, Melbourne, Florida
- Subject
- Sweden
- Target
- Other countries
- Place
- Sweden
- Topic
- Immigration
- Era
- First term
What happened
No major incident had taken place in Sweden the night before. Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt tweeted, 'Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking?' and Sweden's foreign ministry sought clarification from the U.S. On February 19 Trump tweeted that his statement 'was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden.'