Trump isn’t welcome in UK after sharing far-right videos, London mayor says
London's mayor says there should be no official U.K. visit laid on for Donald Trump
Sadiq Khan says the president has betrayed the "special relationship" between the U.K. and U.S.
The clash comes after Trump tweeted out anti-Islam videos, originating from a U.K. far-right group
David Reid | @cnbcdavy
Published - 30/11/2017
CNBC.com
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on November 15, 2017 in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, DC.
The Mayor of London has called on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to cancel any plans for an official visit by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. leader caused outrage in Britain on Wednesday after he used his Twitter account to share anti-Islam videos from a U.K. far-right group.
A spokesman for the U.K. Prime Minister said the president's actions were wrong but in a sharp response Trump said that Theresa May should instead focus on terrorism within Britain.
@realDonaldTrump
.@Theresa_May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!
12:02 PM - Nov 30, 2017
London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, said in a statement Thursday that Trump's original tweets had betrayed the "special relationship" between the two countries.
"President Trump yesterday use Twitter to promote a vile, extremist group that exists solely to sow division and hatred in our country," said Khan.
The mayor then called on May to cancel any plans to receive Trump on an official visit.
"As the mayor of this great diverse city, I have previously called on Theresa May to cancel her ill-judged offer of a state visit to President Trump.
"After this latest incident, it is increasingly clear that any official visit at all from President Trump to Britain would not be welcomed," he said.
Khan added that the British government should be asking Donald Trump to delete the tweets and apologize to the British people.
It is not the first time that Trump and Khan have clashed.
In June, Trump referred to the number of dead and wounded in a terror attack on London Bridge, and appeared to chide Khan for telling Londoners not to be alarmed.
@realDonaldTrump
At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"
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