CNN reporting on the one-man war of words against London Mayor Sadiq Khan waged by President Donald Trump in the aftermath of a terror attack in London this weekend–stunning for its pointless criticism of a public official trying to get his city back on track after a tragedy they didn’t ask for:
US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, a day after attacking his handling of the weekend’s terror attack in the city.
Trump, writing on Twitter Monday, said: “Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his ‘no reason to be alarmed’ statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!”
It is the second day that Trump has twisted the mayor’s words. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Khan said there was “no cause for alarm” when referring to a visible increase in police activity on the streets of London…
After Trump’s first attack on Khan, the acting US ambassador to the UK, Lewis Lukens, notably singled out the London Mayor for praise.
“I commend the strong leadership of the @MayorofLondon as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack,” read a tweet from the US’ London embassy attributed to Lukens.
Trump’s context-free broadsides against Mayor Khan, who was in no way attempting to downplay the shock of this weekend’s vehicle and knife attack, stand in ugly contrast to the support the United States has received from Great Britain during terror attacks against this country. It’s just bizarre to see this kind of behavior from a sitting President of the United States, openly disparaging our nation’s closest ally and recklessly making an ass out of himself–as a viewer “pop quiz” from MSNBC’s Morning Joe makes painfully clear:
We’re really sorry about this, Britain. Nobody is getting used to it.
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We must not discount the threat of radical Islam.
Shouldn't Mayor Khan be focused on stopping extremism among his fellow Muslims? Why isn't he?
People who live in glass houses should avoid throwing rocks….
Nearly as many people died today in Tampa as died in London over the weekend. Maybe instead of trashing the mayor of London, Drumpf should focus on making the United States safe.
By the way, Moldy, didn't your boy promise to destroy ICCES on Day One?
The Mayor of London is focused on preventing terrorism and helping his city to recover from this attack.
What is President Trump focused on besides picking a fight with Great Britain by quoting completely and consciously out of context what the mayor of London said? Its hard to tell but it certainly isn't fighting terrorism.
I really don't like this subject in the context of political discourse but one has to wonder about Mr. Trump's mental processes and stability. It has nothing to do with policy preferences or political philosophy. His thoughts and tweets are so off the wall at times that one can't help but wonder about his mental state.
The good news is …he is. From Khan's op-ed in The Guardian:
Moldy, maybe our Christian leaders should work as hard at preventing Extremist Christians from going ape shit. The extremists have as much connection to Christianity as the London Terrorists have to Islam.
Also, I want my ACA and Russia articles. And a list of the things that Senator Cory Gardner has done that are evil and a list of things he has done that are not evil. Since as you said ” Not everything Cory Gardner does is evil”
you're really piling on the homework assignments for our little pet troll
Hey. If he wants to make assertions based on alternative facts, he'd better be ready to back them up.
Shouldn't you be focusing on getting your head out of your ass? Perhaps you've forgotten the funders of radical Islam are the same folk TwoScoops™ just signed a multi-billion dollar arms deal with? That he placed his tiny hands on the magical orb with those same Moozlambs? That 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were their people? The same people who practice Sharia law and hold public beheadings on a regular basis?
For a little taste of Sharia law being followed right here in Merikka….
Was Gordon Klingonshit involved in this in any way?
I'm going with 'Yes'…
Let's don't forget this little gem…
And where Trump's Secretary of Commerce was amazed at the lack any public dissent amongst the people there.
". . . the threat of radical Islam . . . "
Still a threat???? . . .
I guess Drumpf's strategy of relentlessly carpet-tweeting ISIS for nearly five months hasn't produced the results you were promised???
You wouldn't just defend Orange Toddler if he shat in the Oval, you'd happily eat it when he served it to you as chocolate cake.
Both-siderism, the niceties of "fair and balanced" journalism (that Pols also clings to), and letting too many of the lies go free:
should read:
The Buffoon-in-Thief is exactly the weak, vain little man he appears to be:
From Khan's speech yesterday:
“And as a proud a patriotic British Muslim I say this: You do not commit these disgusting acts in my name.”
“Your perverse ideology has nothing to do with the true values of Islam. You will never succeed in dividing our city. "