Donald Trump claimed that he “predicted” the terrorist attack in Brussels last week and shot back at a publication that mocked him for a recent interview in which he called the European city a “hellhole.”
“I’m the only one that predicted it. I said Brussels is a hellhole and the New York Times mocked me,” the GOP presidential front-runner said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
“And then all of a sudden, it came out the attack took place in Brussels,” Trump added. I understand what’s going on around the world far better than these politicians do. I’m all over it.”
Trump never said he expected an attack in Brussels, but he did argue the city was a breeding ground for conflict.
“There’s something going on and it’s not good,” Trump said on Fox Business, adding that Muslims in the city want Sharia law. He blamed a lack of assimilation on the rising tensions in the city, and called the place “a hellhole.”
The next day, the New York Times ran a story featuring the headline, “Donald Trump Finds New City to Insult: Brussels.”
Trump said Sunday that there continue to be “very, very severe” problems in Europe. Poor handling of law enforcement allowed successful terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris, Trump added.
He argued that allowing refugees into the United States poses “big or bigger” problems domestically.
