Trump Sends Hostage Crisis Envoy To A$AP Rocky Trial In Sweden

This is an example of Trump calling things what they are, while the whole rest of the world pretends things are not what they are:

As the trial of American rapper A$AP Rocky kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, Robert O’Brien, a presidential envoy used in hostage crises, was spotted in the courtroom, according to The Associated Press. 

The diplomat’s appearance is another indication of President Donald Trump’s ongoing involvement in Rocky’s case after he was charged with assault following a confrontation in Stockholm last month. 

“The president asked me to come here and support these American citizens,” O’Brien told The New York Times. “I’ll be here until they come home.” 

Ruth Newman, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, told Swedish news outlet TT that O’Brien was there “to look after the well-being of American citizens, which is always our top priority,” the AP reported. 

Rocky, 30, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested on July 3 and is accused of assaulting Mustafa Jafari, 19, during a June 30 altercation. 

The rapper has pleaded not guilty. The case has prompted an outcry from certain Democratic lawmakers and celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Trump has demanded Rocky’s release. 

Less than two weeks ago, Trump spoke with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, tweeting that they had a “very good call” and that he was personally assured that Rocky “will be treated fairly.” 

Trump said he even offered to vouch for Rocky’s bail but there is no such system in Sweden. Making clear that the rapper would receive no special treatment, Löfven’s spokesperson said the prime minister “made sure to point out that the Swedish judicial system, prosecutors and courts, are completely independent.” 

On Thursday, Trump tweeted that he was “very disappointed” that Löfven was unable to help, stating his country had “let our African American Community down in the United States.” 

“I watched the tapes of A$AP Rocky, and he was being followed and harassed by troublemakers,” he wrote.  

The Lefties, as per usual, as criticizing Trump for what he has done. What a joke. Trump tries to help an American citizen whose Human Rights are being stolen from him, and Leftists are saying Trump is out of line:

Donald Trump has been condemned for sending the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs to Sweden for A$AP Rocky‘s trial. Dan Baer, a former US ambassador to the Organisation for Security & Cooperation in Europe, called the move a “shameful abuse of a serious office.” 

“Imagine how seriously O’Brien will be taken by other actors now that he has made a mockery of himself by allowing his office to be instrumentalized thus,” he said on Twitter. 

“Trump’s clown like behaviour makes us weaker.” 

Suzanne Maloney, the deputy director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, described the situation as “ridiculous”. 

The president had demanded that Sweden release the rapper in a series of tweets published earlier this month. 

“Sweden has let our African American community down in the United States. I watched the tapes of A$AP Rocky, and he was being followed and harassed by troublemakers,” he said. 

“Treat Americans fairly!”