Donald Trump has reignited his row with London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan after calling him a “nasty individual” who has achieved “a horrible job”.
Throughout an hour-long information convention with Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland, the US president hit out on the Labour mayor, who has responded along with his personal snipey remarks.
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Requested if he would go to London throughout his state go to in September, Mr Trump stated: “I’ll, I am not a fan of your mayor, I feel he is achieved a horrible job.
“A nasty individual, I feel.”
The prime minister then interrupted and stated: “He is a buddy of mine.”
However the president added: “I feel he is achieved a horrible job however I’ll actually go to London, I hope so.”
Sir Sadiq’s spokesperson then launched an announcement saying: “Sadiq is delighted that President Trump needs to return to the best metropolis on the planet.
“He’d see how our range makes us stronger not weaker; richer, not poorer.
“Maybe these are the the reason why a file variety of Individuals have utilized for British citizenship underneath his presidency.”
Sir Sadiq Khan was knighted in June. Pic: PA
They famous that Sir Sadiq has gained three mayoral elections, together with when Mr Trump misplaced the US election in 2020.
This isn’t the primary time Mr Trump and Sir Sadiq have locked horns.
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The PM instructed Mr Trump that Sir Sadiq is a buddy of his – seen right here laying wreaths for the anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Pic: PA
Throughout his first presidential time period, Mr Trump called the London mayor a “stone chilly loser who ought to deal with crime in London”.
Sir Sadiq then described Mr Trump as a “poster boy for racists”.
And in November 2024, after Mr Trump gained his second time period, Sir Sadiq stated many Londoners can be “fearful” about what it might “imply for democracy”.
Nonetheless, as Sir Keir tried to point out diplomacy with Mr Trump after turning into PM, Sir Sadiq said he “needed to work carefully with the American president” forward of his inauguration in January.
The London mayor stated as someone “who believes in democracy, and voting and elections, we should always recognise the truth that Donald Trump is the elected president of america”.
However he added: “Let’s preserve our fingers crossed that this president is totally different from the final time he was president.”