Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Donald Trump, Soothsayer

Trump has been subject to criticism recently because he had implied that some sort of attack took place in Sweden on Friday night.  A reasonable person would conclude that he was referencing an attack that did not happen.  Clueless.  In fact, he was referencing a news report he had seen Friday night but a listener would have no way to know that.  He tweeted the following clarification:

My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden.
 
That caught a lot of fire and criticism itself, being cited as an example of Trump blaming Fox for his repeating fake news.  The attacks hardly slowed.  Like Milo, Trump had said something that was easier to criticize than to explain.  Until last night.
 
In the wake of last night's riot in a Muslim suburb of Stockholm, it is safe to say that further criticism of Trump's assessment of the situation in Sweden will vanish.  Did Trump foresee the burning cars and hurled rocks?  No, not really.  It doesn't take a prophet to predict that Muslims are going to riot or go on a killing spree.  Much as US law enforcement isn't advertising how many crimes are committed by illegal aliens here, European law enforcement is mum about how much crime is attributable to Muslim immigrants.  In both cases, the truth would not benefit the Church of Multiculturalism.  Gosh, it might even suggest that some cultures are better than others.  The horror!
 
A Trump faux pas has resulted in his critics having the rug pulled out from under them.

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