Sadiq Khan breaks silence after Trump lashes out at Mayor | UK | News
Sadiq Khan has claimed Donald Trump is “obsessed” with him after the US President once again heavily criticized him in a new interview. The Mayor of London has hit back after the US President branded him a “terrible mayor” in the latest in a long series of attacks.
To talk POLITICAL On Tuesday, after the news outlet published his interview with the US President, the former Labor MP asked Mr Trump to explain Sir Sadiq’s insinuation that immigrants “coming” to the UK were responsible for their election success. He said: “I think it’s up to President Trump to explain what he means by that. I’m not clear.”
He also highlighted London’s appeal, claiming that record numbers of Americans were “flocked” to the city to live, invest, study or holiday, attributing this to the city’s liberal, progressive values; he called it the “antithesis” of Trump’s nativism, populism, and unilateralism.
Mr. Trump’s remarks came Monday at the White House during an interview with broadcast reporter Dasha Burns for a special episode of The Conversation.
He described European countries as “rotting” due to uncontrolled immigration and focused on London: “You’ve got a mayor called Khan. He’s a terrible mayor.”
“He’s an incompetent mayor, but he’s a terrible, cruel, disgusting mayor. I think he’s done a terrible job. London is a different place.”
Mr Trump claimed Sir Sadiq had a “completely different ideology” and was “chosen because so many people showed up”. They’re voting for him now.
The dispute dates back to Khan’s election in 2016 as the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital. Mr Trump has repeatedly attacked him, including in a UN speech in September claiming that London was moving towards “Sharia law”.
Sir Sadiq hit back by labeling Mr Trump a racist, sexist, misogynist and Islamophobic.
Echoing the US National Security Strategy, Mr Trump’s comments warn that Europe is facing a “civilisational erasure” due to migration and lost identity. Sir Sadiq responded: “I find it very comforting to have friends who are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness.”
