London Mayor Sadiq Khan compares Donald Trump to ISIS in ongoing feud over call for a ‘total shutdown’ of US borders to Muslims
Khan is outraged by the President's call for the ban particularly as it's reported he would make an exception for him
LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused President Donald Trump of using ISIS-style language by calling for a "total shutdown" of US borders to Muslims.
Speaking at an event at the Labour party conference in Brighton, Khan also claimed he'd become a “reluctant participant” in the continuing spat between himself and the outspoken Republican.
Khan is also angered by the President's call for a ban on Muslims particularly as it's reported he would make an exception for the Mayor.
He told a event :“My view was firstly ‘I’m not exceptional’ and secondly ‘Think about what you are saying.’ Because what you are saying is not dissimilar to what Daesh or so-called IS says.
“They say that there is a clash of civilisations, it is not possible to be a Muslim and a westerner, and the west hates us. And you are inadvertently playing their game, you are helping them.”
He said Trump’s ban on travellers gave the “wrong impression” of the religion.
“I’m a westerner, but also a very proud Muslim. There are some people who want to divide our communities – I’m not going to let them,” Khan said.
Khan added Trump was "ignorant" about Muslims and called for his state visit planned for next year to be cancelled.
He said: "I think at a time when the President of the United States is doing and saying so many things that we disagree with, the idea of just rolling out the red carpet and having a state visit is wrong."
When asked about his long-running feud with Trump, he hinted his rival's knowledge of the Islamic faith was limited to what he sees in the media.
"I'm happy to educate people who are ignorant," Khan told the audience.
Earlier it was revealed Trump ignored repeated warnings not to personally insult Kim Jong-un when he spoke at the UN earlier this week, it is claimed.
America's top personality profilers concluded nuclear bomb-seeking Kim is an egomaniac who will respond badly to humiliation.
Yet a source claims the US President ignored advice and went on to label the dictator 'rocket man' in front of hundreds of world leaders at the UN on Tuesday.
It went on to report that Trump added in the insult to a previously-agreed draft speech.
Harvard don John Park claims the personal tit-for-tat between Trump and Kim could have ruined any chance of resolving the crisis through talks.
He claimed the vicious broadsides have created a "new reality" in the relationship between Washington and Pyongyang.
Kim responded by labelling Trump a "dotard" and said it made "our rocket's visit to the entire US mainland inevitable all the more".
The war of words continued to descend throughout the week, with North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong Ho telling the UN that Trump is on a "suicide mission".
The President later tweeted: "Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!"
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