Trump: Comments on Sweden related to the television report

President Donald Trump tried to explain what he meant when he spoke about the great incident that allegedly took place in Sweden, saying that his statement referred to what he had seen on television. Speaking on Saturday at a rally in Florida on the attacks that took place in Europe, Trump said, "look at what happened last night in Sweden"."See what's happening in Germany and what happened on Friday evening in Sweden. In Sweden, who would have thought! They have received many refugees, and now have problems for which they did not know to keep them," said Trump .

Meanwhile on social networks have emerged various comments, a former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt wrote on Twitter: "Sweden? Terrorist attack? What is he (Trump) smoking? The questions are many."The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it is not informed of any "major incidents that are linked to terrorism." Trump said on the social network Twitter that his comment refers to the story of immigrants and Sweden, which is displayed on the Fox News Channel, but has not said when it aired.

AP finds that the Trump mean part of the show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" in which he stated that Sweden last year accepted more than 160,000 asylum seekers, but only 500 of them are getting jobs. The program is also noted that the wave of violence and rape following the influx of migrants.The White House said that Trump spoke generally about the "increasing crime" when he described seems nonexistent incident, defending its position on the prohibition of entry of nationals of seven Muslim countries, according to the BBC.

Swedish media quoted the English language that were several incidents on Friday night in the country. One man suffered severe burns, issued a warning to the avalanche and police chased a drunken man, but no terrorist attacks there were.At the same time in several cities in the United States were held demonstrations in support of the American Islamic religion and anti-immigration policies of President Donald Trump. More than a thousand people of different faiths gathered on Sunday in Times Square in New York City, to protest entitled "I am a Muslim".

Some protesters waved American flags, while others carried banners expressing their opposition to the prohibition of entry into the US nationals seven Muslim countries. Trump in January suspended US refugee program and requested a ban on entering US citizens seven predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.In the city of Salem, Oregon, several hundred people gathered on Sunday in support of the rights of immigrants. "We love this country and want to be accepted," said the protesters Jessica Navarro.

In Dallas, according to police estimates, about 1,700 people took part in a peaceful protest of support for immigrants and refugees.Some protesters chanted: "Say it loud and clear, refugees are welcome here", and about a dozen people gathered near the counter rally - supporting Trump.

• 26 Feb, 2017
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