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During his UN General Assembly speech, Donald Trump criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him a “terrible” mayor and claiming London has been “so changed” due to immigration. He falsely asserted that London wants to implement Sharia Law. Khan dismissed Trump’s comments as “appalling and bigoted,” highlighting London’s safety and welcoming attitude towards US citizens. This incident follows Trump’s previous criticism of Khan, labeling him “among the worst mayors” after a UK state visit and claiming he ensured Khan wasn’t invited to a banquet.
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In his wide-ranging speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump took the opportunity to reignite his feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The US president said “I have to say, look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it’s been so changed, so changed”, while criticising immigration in Europe (see 15.43 post).
“Now they want to go to Sharia Law, but you’re in a different country. You can’t do that,” Trump said – a claim we know is not true.
Khan has since reacted to Trump’s comments, saying: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
Last week, on the way home from his state visit in the UK, Trump criticised Khan as “among the worst mayors in the world” and claimed he made sure he was not invited to the banquet he attended at Windsor.
