Sir Sadiq Khan has been praised for calling out Donald Trump as a “racist, sexist, misogynistic, and Islamophobic” after the US president used his UN address to launch an attack on him.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump described London as having “a terrible, terrible mayor,” claiming the city had “changed” and suggesting it was moving toward “sharia law.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's UN speech, calling him racist and Islamophobic after Trump accused him of turning London toward "sharia law" and called him a terrible mayor.
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In response, Khan said: “People are wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multi-cultural, progressive and successful city, that means I appear to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump’s head.”
He added: “I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic and he is Islamophobic.”
“When people say things, when people act in a certain way, when people behave in a certain way, you’ve got to believe them,” he said.
On being labelled a “terrible mayor,” Khan noted he was “thankful” that record numbers of Americans continue to visit London.
Unsurprisingly, some right-wing and far-right outlets and politicians in the UK have amplified Trump — the same man who recently said paracetamol causes autism — recycling tired myths about “sharia courts” in the UK.
Meanwhile, more level-headed observers on social media have dismissed Trump’s outburst as a deliberate attempt to sow division.
Others defended Khan’s record as mayor and condemned Trump’s remarks as outright Islamophobia.
Here are some of the comments on social media
