Former Swedish Prime Minister mimics Donald Trump in mocking tweet

WHILE the world trolled Donald Trump over the last night in Sweden comment, it turns out the US President wasn’t completely wrong.

President Donald Trump has been mocked for this comments about Sweden. Picture: Susan Walsh/AP

WHILE the world trolled Donald Trump over the last night in Sweden comment, it turns out the US President wasn’t completely wrong.

There was actually quite a bit happening.

Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet, made a very helpful list in English summarising the day in news, revealing famous singer Owe Thornqvist had some technical problems during rehearsal for a singing competition, and a man died in hospital following a workplace accident in the city of Boras.

The list, which is in chronological order, goes on to detail the numerous incidents which took place across the country including that a wooden moose attracted the unwanted advances of a bull.

Fox News report on Swedish immigration, referred to by Trump, is full of errors and exaggerations https://t.co/PmfqBdj7OX

— Aftonbladet (@Aftonbladet) February 20, 2017

Meanwhile as the US President doubled down on his criticism of the Scandinavian country overnight, former Swedish primer minister Carl Bildt couldn’t help but launch a series of tweets mocking Mr Trump.

The war of words began when Mr Trump appeared to make up that there was a terrorist attack in Sweden while he was speaking at a rally in Florida on Saturday.

“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,” Mr Trump told supporters.

The comment baffled Swedes and provoked much mockery on social media as nothing major had actually happened there on Friday evening.

Former prime minister Carl Bildt was quick to respond to Mr Trump’s suggestive comments, tweeting on Sunday: “Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound.”

Mr Trump later tried to explain his comments by tweeting: “My statement as to what’s happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden.”

That report on Tucker Carlson Tonight featured an interview with filmmaker Ami Horowitz, who blamed refugees for what he said was a crime wave in Sweden.

But a criminology professor Felipe Estrada Dorner of Stockholm University told the Washington Post that Sweden’s average crime rate had fallen in recent years, including for cases of lethal violence and sexual assaults.

Mr Bildt couldn’t help highlighting the stark difference between the crime rates in Sweden and the US.

His post on Monday said the murder rate in the Orlando area, where Mr Trump held his rally at the weekend, was 50 per cent higher than in the whole of Sweden.

He also mimicked Mr Trump’s blunt style of tacking an adjective such as “terrible” at the end of a tweet to hammer his point home.

Last year there were app 50% more murders only in Orlando/Orange in Florida, where Trump spoke the other day, than in all of Sweden. Bad.

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 20, 2017

Mr Bildt gave no source for his claim, but Orlando was the location of an attack in June on a gay club that left 49 people dead. Sweden registers about 100 homicides per year.

He appeared to follow up with some more advice for Mr Trump.

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

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 20, 2017

To whom it might concern: here is what is happening in Sweden. All in all a rather pleasant place. https://t.co/PsnSqxSda6

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 20, 2017