Trump tweets further criticism of Sweden

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press



MONDAY, FEB 20, 2017 10:00 AM EST

CATHERINE LUCEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is tweeting further criticism of Sweden’s immigration policies.

The president tweeted Monday that: “The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!”

People in Sweden have been scratching their heads since Trump suggested during a rally Friday that some sort of incident had occurred in their country. Trump tweeted Sunday he was referring to something he saw on television.

The president might be referring to a segment aired Friday night on the Fox News Channel show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that reported Sweden had accepted more than 160,000 asylum-seekers last year but that only 500 of the migrants had found jobs in Sweden. The report went on to say that a surge in violence had followed.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/02/20/trump-tweets-further-criticism-of-sweden/

[titaniumsalute]

1. So let me get this straight

Trump watched Fake News Fox. He then quoted something he saw on fake News Fox that was indeed fake. He got caught spewing Fake News. Then he doubles down that the fake news media isn't reporting what is going on in Sweden.

Wow. OK.

[DK504]

12. Yeah, that is pretty much it. Nailed.

Do we need any more proof he is a drolling idiot?

[Javaman]

20. sums up the mind numbing stupidity very well. nt

[lunasun]

28. Yes but No different than any other Fox News watcher really

[Tanuki]

2. Going out of his way to alienate another friendly ally... .nt

[Bill Fishlore]

10. Sweden is not a friendly ally of Donald Trum

Sweden is a Trumpian dystopia, like Detroit or California. The right runs against, not for, certain social models. These have in common multi-culturalism, environment concerns, gender equality and strong safety nets. There can be nothing right with these places because, if there were, it would mean a flaw in Trump doctrine. Sweden is a liberal hell-hole. You want to see a model nation? Check out Putin's Russia. That's where they have it figured out correctly. Uh, yeah, right!

[PoliticAverse]

3. The master of the "double down". n/t

[LudwigPastorius]

17. Yep.

Can you imagine the kind of response you'd get from Trump in a Cuban Missile Crisis-like situation?

[tclambert]

22. Well, if Putin wanted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba, Trump would applaud his strength.

China, on the other hand . . .

[True Dough]

29. You don't know how true that statement is!

He is, after all, a junk food junkie.

[randr]

4. Unlike Trumps vision of America

Sweden is dealing with problems arising from increased immigration without setting their hair on fire.

[Blue Idaho]

5. So this is an example of Trump's foreign policy chops?

Gods help us...

[luvMIdog]

6. he always sounds like a slow witted 10 year old throwing a tantrum

It's just sad we have to endure his cranky potty tweets every day

[JudyM]

14. Cranky potty tweets, LOL, welcome to DU, luvMIdog!

[smirkymonkey]

32. I know, what other world leader would end a statement with

"NOT"! What a childish idiot!

[hrmjustin]

7. This is about taking Russia's side in its dispute with Sweden.

Unfortunately Sweden can not count on us.

[cab67]

8. I'm reminded of this:

[JTFrog]

9. Must be what this tweet was about:

Link to tweet

Carl Bildt
Just a piece of friendly advice: when you are in a hole, stop digging.

[tclambert]

23. Somebody should tell that to the guys on Oak Island.

[dalton99a]

11. 3 am tomorrow: "Sweden is fake. Boycott Ikea!"

[exboyfil]

13. Sweden taking 30,000 refugees a year

is a equivalent to us taking about a 1 million/yr.

Obama's top number was 100K/yr. This number has been reduced to 50K/yr under Trump, and no Syrians will be allowed in.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/25/us/politics/trump-refugee-plan.html?_r=0

[SunSeeker]

15. Why the fuck get in a fight with Sweden? Trump has lost it.

[dalton99a]

16. I'd say he should attack Denmark next

Maybe Norway

[Doreen]

26. Maybe Switzerland would be good to attack.

[lark]

18. Sweden is near Russia.

Wonder if they are in Putin's sights too? That would explain the massive effort to denigrate them, he's just doing as Pootie says.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. The President of the United States' tweets are now more childish than the average troll

Most trolls put a little more effort and thought into whatever they're saying than just "NOT!" after the reality someone else (the Swedish embassy, in this case) has stated. I'm moderating on another board, and we'd delete that as a one-liner that adds nothing to the discussion. And as a repeat offender, we'd be thinking about a temporary ban for a day, in the hope they'd grow up.

[paleotn]

21. more misdirection....

...Ties to Russians?! Hey, look! Sweden! OOoooo, shiny!

The classic misdirection, used by con men everywhere.

[tclambert]

24. Didn't Trump used to claim he was Swedish?

His grandfather, who ran brothels, claimed he was Swedish to avoid anti-German sentiments. See, back then, people were afraid of foreigners from Germany.

[Kennah]

25. The horror. The horror.

[DonCoquixote]

27. Folks, do not laugh this off

Never forget that Russia has a millennia old antipathy to the swedes, dating back to when they tried to kill a king, later saint, Alexander Nevsky. The fact they resisted the USSR only makes things worse, and the fact the many places like Estonia feel more Scandinavian than Russian adds more fuel.

[regnaD kciN]

30. "NOT!"...?

It's official. We have President Wayne. Or President Garth.

[nikibatts]

31. Refugees, as a rule, do not commit violent acts. The people who dislike them do.