In a roundtable talk at the White House with business representatives on Wednesday, the president should have said that many Swedes seem to stay at home, despite the lack of tough restrictions.
- The Swedes do not run around and shake hands and hug and kiss each other. Bars are closed and people stay at home, the prime minister does not have to tell them, they stay at home automatically, says Trump, who does not seem to be fully aware that most Swedish bars are open.
Donald Trump, who has previously been very critical of Sweden's strategy, now seems to see some positive things, which can be seen in the light of the fact that he himself clearly propagated that the states in the US should re-open after the closures.
- They have been hit hard, but still, it will be an automatic distance and an automatic protection, says Trump about Sweden's calls and their effects.
As late as April 11, Trump used the Swedish strategy to fight the spread of the virus as a cautionary example of how bad things can go.
- If we had done like Sweden we might have had two million dead.