Trump Risks Diplomatic Fight With U.K. After Targeting London Mayor With ‘Pathetic’ Tweet
- U.S. president repeats attacks on Khan following terror attack
- May, facing election, calls earlier Trump remark ‘wrong’
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May backed London Mayor Sadiq Khan following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump after Saturday's London Bridge terror attack. May spoke Monday at the Royal United Services Institute of London. (Source: Bloomberg)
Donald Trump risked provoking a diplomatic row with one of the U.S.’s closest allies, and embarrassing Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of a general election, as he amplified his mockery of London Mayor Sadiq Khan over a terrorist attack that killed seven people.
The president first went after Khan, one of Britain’s most prominent Muslims, on Sunday over the mayor’s statement that people had “no reason to be alarmed.” Khan had been referring to the increased presence of armed police on London’s streets in the wake of the attack. Trump lashed out again Monday.