Last night at the earliest campaign for reelection rally in the history of our republic, President Trump mentioned how letting in refugees has caused terrorist acts in various European countries including Sweden.
Setting aside that the terrorist acts committed over the last year were not committed by any refugees, the President erred in mentioning a terrorist act in Sweden that never occurred.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time the President or one of his people misspoke (if you want to be charitable) about a terrorist act that did not occur. Press Secretary Spicer mentioned a terrorist act in Atlanta that did not occur. He later said he meant Orlando. White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway said not once but three times that the media did not adequately cover the Bowling Green Massacre. The problem is there was no Bowling Green Massacre.
Earlier in the week, the President asserted that his slim electoral college victory was the highest since President Reagan's. That was so false, the reporters at the press conference fell over themselves to be the first one to bring up the inaccuracy.
The President and his people also blamed the media for not fully covering 78 acts of terror. While that was false on its face (please check the Politifact link below), what was more troubling was the President did not list any of the domestic attacks led by mentally deranged Caucasians or white racists professing to be nationalists. Please see the link from Democracy now on this.
The President needs to fire the person or persons that are preparing his and his staff's talking points. It is clear that their agenda is not the same as the country and its leaders should be pursuing.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/feb/08/list-78-terror-attacks-white-house-says-media-didn/
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/2/10/see_the_signs_of_terror_journalists
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