London: US President Donald Trump has further stirred up his ongoing feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan by blaming the Pakistani-origin Labour leader a “disaster”, blaming him for a recent spate of stabbings and street violence in the UK capital.
Trump and Khan have repeatedly clashed ever since the mayor questioned the red carpet being rolled out for the US President by Britain, recently for a state visit hosted by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month.
Khan has also likened Trump to “20th century fascists” for his divisive views on immigration, with the President hitting back with social media messages about his “terrible job” as Mayor of London.
Trump’s latest intervention on Twitter follows in the same vein, demanding Khan should be replaced. “London needs a new mayor ASAP. Khan is a disaster — will only get worse,” he said, retweeting a message that highlighted two stabbings and a shooting in London in the last few days. “He is a national disgrace who is destroying the city of London,” a follow-up message read.
Khan’s spokesperson said the London Mayor’s thoughts were with the victims’ families and he “is not going to waste his time responding to this sort of tweet”. “Violent crime has no place in our city, and there’s no higher priority for me than Londoners’ safety,” Khan tweeted.
-Aditi Khanna
