"So Sweden was known as the safest country in Europe, one of the safest countries in the world. Now it’s known as very unsafe — well, pretty unsafe country."

I wonder if he reflected on where that would put the US, if Sweden is to be considered unsafe.

Edit: I'm not really wondering, of course he didn't.

The most influential man ? He is influencing indeed but not the way the article depicts it. He is pushing for the demise of the USA and accelerating its isolation.

If he thinks Europe is not doing well, then we must be doing great.