Trump badmouths Sweden, Paris and Germany

oxon hill: US President Donald Trump intensified his verbal attacks on Sweden, France and Germany, painting swaths of Europe as a extremist-infested hellscape.

Firing-up victory-drunk conservatives at a rally outside Washington, Trump trashed long-time allies as he sought to justify his own controversial crackdown on immigrants.

“Take a look at what’s happening in Sweden. Take a look at what’s happening in Germany. Take a look at what’s happened in France. Take a look at Nice and Paris,” he said.

Trump trained his sights on Paris in particular, recounting the story of a friend who used to visit every year.

“I have a friend, he’s a very, very substantial guy. He loves the City of Lights,” he said.

After not seeing his friend for a few years, Trump asked him “‘How is Paris doing?’”

The US leader said his friend responded “Paris? I don’t go there anymore. Paris is no longer Paris. That was four years, four or five years, he hasn’t gone there.”

Trump also defended contentious comments linking immigration and crime in Sweden. — AFP