President Donald Trump made an offhand remark during a speech in Florida on saturday mentioning "last night in Sweden". It caused quite the upset on Twitter:
Trump, discussing terror, seamlessly mentions incident "last night in Sweden".
-- Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) February 19, 2017
There was NO "incident" in Sweden last night. pic.twitter.com/XtcC4PRiNU
The former P.M. of Sweden was very surprised:
Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound. https://t.co/XWgw8Fz7tj
-- Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 19, 2017
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
Ordinary people in Sweden got in on the hubhub too:
Dear US. I live in Sweden. Nothing happened in Sweden last night. Your president is lying and we are now pretty pissed off. Thanks. /Sweden
-- M Reynolds (@miafia) February 19, 2017
Turns out there actually was an incident in Sweden:
Literally the biggest incident of Sweden last night was a horse called Biscuit being rescued from a well. https://t.co/CAYsHhpt6z
-- Grapey (@Grapeykins) February 19, 2017
Things got officially awkward:
UPDATE: Swedish Embassy seeks State Department clarification of Trump's remarks suggesting major incident. https://t.co/1oJtIgUaqY
-- The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2017
We look forward to informing the US administration about Swedish immigration and integration policies. https://t.co/x5G3euOWRh
-- Embassy of Sweden US (@SwedeninUSA) February 19, 2017
Jokers got in on it too:
After the terrible events #lastnightinSweden , IKEA have sold out of this: pic.twitter.com/Bs1XI7ffKG
-- Jeanna Skinner (@JeannaLStars) February 19, 2017
Sweden stood with us after Bowling Green. Today we stand with Sweden.
-- Gary Shteyngart (@Shteyngart) February 19, 2017
What happened in Sweden Friday night? Did they catch the Bowling Green Massacre perpetrators?
-- Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) February 19, 2017
In the end, it turns out Donald Trump wasn't speaking about something that happened in Sweden but about something he had seen on television about Sweden the night before:
My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden.
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2017
Glad the confusion is cleared up!
