After Trump comments, the reality of crime and migrants in Sweden
US President Donald Trump's remarks over the weekend that Sweden is paying a high price for its generous asylum policy, including mention of a non-existent terror incident, have baffled Swedes. So what is the real link between immigration, delinquency and terrorism in the Scandinavian country? What did Donald Trump say?
"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," Trump told a campaign-style rally in Florida on Saturday, as he launched into a list of places that have been targeted by terrorists.
No serious incident occurred on Friday evening in Sweden and Trump later acknowledged he was referring to a Fox News report, which contained several approximations and exaggerations, and presented Sweden as a violent nation. The Republican president tweeted on Monday: "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!"
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