WAR OF WORDS

Trump Enemy Labels President ‘Racist, Sexist and Islamophobic’

Donald Trump’s war of words with London’s mayor goes all the way back to choice comments made during the president’s first term.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan reignited his feud with President Donald Trump this week, blasting the U.S. president as “racist, sexist and Islamophobic.” His comments come after Trump accused him of wanting to impose sharia law on Britain’s capital. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump said Europe was “going to hell” because of immigration and called Khan a “terrible mayor,” falsely claiming London was on a path to sharia law. Riding a London bus the next day, Khan pushed back hard. “I think people are wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, successful city that means I appear to be living rent-free in Donald Trump’s head,” he told reporters. Pressed on whether Trump’s rhetoric was Islamophobic, Khan said: “I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic and he is Islamophobic.” Khan pointed to record numbers of Americans visiting London as a sign of the city’s appeal despite Trump’s attacks. The clash is the latest in a years-long battle between the two leaders, dating back to 2017 when Trump accused Khan of downplaying the London Bridge terror attack.

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