Trump interference abroad
I'm not going to discuss the merits of this case of the US citizen detained in Sweden. However, it does seem to highlight Trump's lack of understanding of judicial independence from government, and how he perhaps seems himself as a dictatorial ruler who doesn't understand the principles of governance: he believes he should be free of constraint by any checks and balances? Alternatively, taking a more cynical view, perhaps given his recent outbursts of a racist nature he sees it as a way to mitigate that by supporting a popular, well known US citizen from the black community? (I think Trump even offered to stand bail but perhaps the Swedish prosecuter has heard about the allegations of Trump's failure to pay his debts ...) Wouldn't it be better to wait for the facts to emerge and Swedish justice to take its course; after all, it's not like North Korea! Still, I suppose facts, evidence and truth aren't strong priorities in the current US administration ...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49122557
Michael Ixer ● 2665d2 Comments