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Trump renews feud with London Mayor over terror attack | |
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US President Donald Trump has again lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following a terror attack. | US President Donald Trump has again lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following a terror attack. |
Mr Khan had said people should not be alarmed by an increased police presence on the streets. | |
But Mr Trump on Sunday accused him of playing down the threat and on Monday said the mayor's clarification of his statement was a "pathetic excuse". | But Mr Trump on Sunday accused him of playing down the threat and on Monday said the mayor's clarification of his statement was a "pathetic excuse". |
Seven people were killed and 48 injured in the attacks on Saturday night. | |
After the tragedy, the mayor said: "Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed." | |
The US president criticised Mr Khan for this but failed to provide the context, writing: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'" | |
In response to Mr Trump's attack, a spokesman for the mayor said on Saturday that Mr Khan "has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context" the mayor's remarks. | |
Mr Trump's attacks on Mr Khan have drawn condemnation from both sides of the Atlantic. | |
His critics have accused him of being insensitive and twisting the mayor's words. | |
Several London Labour Party candidates and parliamentarians called for Mr Trump's state visit to the UK later this year to be cancelled. | |
"Try to imagine the UK prime minister attacking the Mayor of NYC the day after 9/11," said European Parliament cabinet member Simon O'Connor. | |
Mr Khan, a Muslim, has previously criticised the president's travel ban. | |
That ban is against people from six mainly-Muslim countries and is stalled in the courts. | |
After Mr Trump as a presidential candidate announced his plan to ban Muslim arrivals, Mr Khan told the BBC that he hoped he would "lose badly", adding that he was a "buffoon". | |
He also called Mr Trump's views on Islam "ignorant", leading the New York billionaire to challenge him to an IQ test. | He also called Mr Trump's views on Islam "ignorant", leading the New York billionaire to challenge him to an IQ test. |