Trump lashes out at London mayor again

Associated Press

WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump continued a long-running feud with London’s mayor Monday, criticizing him on Twitter for the second day in a row in the wake of the deadly van and knife attack in the city.

Trump said London Mayor Sadiq Khan had offered a “pathetic excuse” and “had to think fast on his ‘no reason to be alarmed’ statement.”

Trump’s tweet renewed his mischaracterization of Khan’s statement to London residents after the attack that left seven people dead and dozens injured. The mayor had told London residents not to be concerned by a stepped-up police presence in the city after the incident.

In a Sunday tweet, Trump mischaracterized Khan’s remarks by suggesting the mayor had said there was “no reason to be alarmed” about the attack itself. Khan’s spokesman said he was too busy to respond to Trump’s “ill-informed” tweet.