Even British prime minister
Theresa May who desisted from following the world leadership in condemning US
President Donald Trump when he
pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Accord has criticised Trump for taking
on London Mayor Sadiq Khan. According to a report in Bloomberg, May said "Sadiq
Khan was doing a good job and it was wrong to say anything else." The
role Khan is playing in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack that
left seven dead and scores of injured has been widely praised.
May's support for Sadiq Khan came
even if there are reports that a political fight is brewing between May and
Khan as the latter has blamed May of compromising London's security with
funding cuts. Khan's accusations on May have come just three days before the UK
polls and may affect May's election campaign. The fact that she has downsized
the UK police's headcount by 20,000 will only add to her woes after three
terror attacks the UK has seen in three months.
Trump had criticised Sadiq
Khan quoting him out of context. While speaking out his mind about 'security of
his people' after the London Bridge terror incident, he said that "we must
stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our
people. If we don't get smart it will only get worse" and mocked Khan by
saying that "Mayor of London says there is no reason to be alarmed"
even if the attack left at least 7 dead
and 48 wounded. He also used the London Bridge terror attack to push his
political agenda on his administration's Travel Ban plan and extreme vetting
measures for people visiting the US.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
At least 7 dead and 48
wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to
be alarmed!"
5:01 PM - 4 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/871328428963901440
Trump was panned widely for
his misplaced comment. Khan had made "no reason to be alarmed"
comment in the context of the heavy police presence that London is expected to
see in the terror aftermath but Trump didn't care to cross checks before
shooting his mouth.
It seems the commendations
for Khan and the criticism of Trump were not enough to rein in Trump's flow of
tweets who has again targeted the London mayor by saying that Sadiq Khan's
excuse was pathetic and he had to think fast on his on his "no reason to
be alarmed" statement. Trump has also accused media for being biased toward
Khan.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Pathetic excuse by London
Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be
alarmed" statement. MSM (mainstream news media) is working hard to sell
it!
7:19 PM - 5 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/871725780535062528
People had thought that
Donald Trump would have some rethinking on his comments on the London Mayor
after he was widely panned for his poor in taste, un-presidential and ill informed
tweet about London's mayor and even if the doesn't withdraw his tweet, he will
not go beyond it. But in a totally Trumpian style, he is there again, shooting
his mouth again, even if the US Embassy
in London has praised the way Khan handled the London terror aftermath. Maybe
the response of Khan's office that "the Mayor had more important things to
do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet" left Trump's ego
hurt.
U.S. Embassy London @USAinUK
I commend the strong leadership
of the @MayorofLondon as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack. –
LLukens 3/3U.S. Embassy London added,
12:06 AM - 5 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/USAinUK/status/871435629569212416
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