‘The twin of de Blasio except shorter!’ Trump mocks 5’6
‘The twin of de Blasio except shorter!’ Trump mocks 5’6″ Sadiq Khan after London mayor called him ‘a 20th century fascist’ as President jets to UK amid threat of huge protests over his State Visit
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan compared Trump’s language to 20th century fascists in a newspaper op-ed ahead of this week’s State Visit
- DailyMail.com asked as the president left the White House for London if he would be willing to meet with Khan during his trip to London, France and Ireland
- Trump shot back with a comparison to far-left New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- ‘I don’t think much of him. He’s the twin of de Blasio except shorter,’ Trump said
- Feud began in 2016 when Trump challenged Khan to an IQ test
- Khan complained that the president was interfering with questions about the UK’s leadership and its relationship with Europe
- Asked why, he barked: ‘People ask me questions, like you, you’re asking me a question. Don’t ask me the question if you don’t want me to talk about it’
Donald Trump’s last statement before leaving Washington for London was a slap at the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, who called him ‘a 20th century fascist’ just days ago.
‘I don’t think much of him. He’s the twin of de Blasio except shorter,’ he told DailyMail.com on the South Lawn of the White House, in response to a question about whether he would be willing to meet with Khan during his UK State Visit.
Like Khan, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has a hate-hate relationship with the president.
De Blasio, a towering hulk of a newly minted presidential candidate, stands at 6’5″. Khan is reportedly 5’6″ tall.
Trump strode to Marine One for his departure Sunday night, ignoring a follow-up question about whether he would be willing to meet with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Khan reacted Saturday in the Observer to Trump’s apparent eagerness to weigh in on the future of Brexit and what will soon be a fierce contest to succeed Theresa May as Conservative Party leader and prime minister.
Trump and first lady Melania waved as they boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday night; the president is going to London, France and Ireland
The president and first lady made their way to Air Force One after landing in Marine One (pictured); Trump couldn’t resist taking a shot at Mayor of London Sadiq Khan before boarding the military helicopter, however
Trump told DailyMail.com as he left the White House that he doesn’t like Mayor Khan: ‘He’s the twin of [Bill] de Blasio except shorter’
6’3″ Donald Trump’s departure for London (left) became a measuring contest on Sunday as he said the principal difference between 5’6″ Sadiq Khan (center) and 6’5″ Bill de Blasio (right) is their height
The president bristled when DailyMail.com asked him if it was appropriate to offer opinions about the UK’s leadership and its relationshpi with Europe.
‘Well, people ask me questions, like you, you’re asking me a question,’ he barked. ‘Don’t ask me the question if you don’t want me to talk about it.’
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to descend on central London beginning Monday when the president arrives to meet Prime Minister Theresa May at No. 10 Downing Street.
The now-famous ‘Trump baby’ blimp will likely make an appearance, along with a giant talking robot Trump sitting on a gold toilet. Street vendors have been offering Trump-themed toilet paper for sale in recent days.
The toilet-sitting Trump prop, shipped to London from China, is 16 feet tall says well-known phrases like ‘stable genius’ and ‘no collusion’ while making fart noises.
A 20-foot-tall blimp depicting a cartoon baby Donald Trump flew in London during the president’s last visit and is expected to make another appearance this week
Protesters will also show off this giant robot of Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet, which is being shipped to London from China; the 16-foot-high talking robot says well-known phrases like ‘stable genius’ and ‘no collusion’ while making fart noises
James O’Brien sells Donald Trump toilet paper in London, as part of the protests against Trump’s visit to the UK
Khan on Saturday more generally condemned the UK’s decision to roll out the red carpet for its closest ally.
‘President Trump is just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat,’ he wrote.
‘The far right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than 70 years.
No comment: Trump walked away without answering a question about whether he would be willing to meet with Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn
‘This is a man who also tried to exploit Londoners’ fears following a horrific terrorist attack on our city, amplified the tweets of a British far-right racist group, denounced as fake news the robust scientific evidence warning of the dangers of climate change;
‘And is now trying to interfere shamelessly in the Conservative party leadership race by backing Boris Johnson because he believes it would enable him to gain an ally in Number 10 for his divisive agenda.’
A constant fight between Trump and de Blasio has alternatively simmered and raged for more than a decade, with the New York real estate mogul complaining about the liberal mayor even before he ran the city.
De Blasio was New York’s public advocate before winning the top job, and a city councilman before that.
The president mocked him last month when rumors of his entry into a packed Democratic presidential field turned out to be true.
Trump blasted Bill de Blasio in May as the New York City mayor prepared to launch a campaign for the White House; de Blasio is polling near zero per cent
‘The Dems are getting another beauty to join their group. Bill de Blasio of NYC, considered the worst mayor in the U.S., will supposedly be making an announcement for president today,’ Trump tweeted on May 16.
‘He is a JOKE, but if you like high taxes & crime, he’s your man. NYC HATES HIM!’
The feud between Khan and Trump began in 2016 when the president, then a candidate, challenged him to an IQ test after the mayor said his views on Islam were ‘ignorant.’
Trump had at the time called for a ‘complete and total ban’ on Muslims entering the U.S. as a short-term strategy to lower the threat of terrorist attacks.
Speaking to the BBC shortly afterwards, the mayor said: ‘Look, it was Donald Trump that began this by saying his blanket ban on Muslims would make an exception for me as Mayor of London.’
The president left a scattershot pattern of tweets behind as he left Washington, including the announcement that his chief economic adviser had quit and this broadside against Russia, Syria and Iran for bombing the hell out of Idlib province in Syria’
‘And the point I made with respect to Donald Trump is there’s nothing exceptional about me. What about other Londoners who are business people, men and women, who happen to be muslim and want to do business in America? What about other Londoners who want to go and study in America but happen to be muslim?’
They clashed again in June 2017 when the US President called Khan’s response to the London Bridge terror attack ‘pathetic.’
Khan had previously warned Londoners that there would be an increased police presence on the streets and that there was ‘no reason to be alarmed.’
Trump made other news as he jetted east, tweeting that Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett would be leaving the administration.
He praised the ‘great job’ Kevin Hassett had done and promised a replacement ‘as soon as I get back to the U.S.’
Trump also boasted that the U.S. was ‘shipping freedom and opportunity abroad’ after a liquified natural gas terminal in Louisiana began shipping fuel across the Gulf of Mexico.
And he slammed ‘Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran’ for ‘bombing the hell out of Idlib Province in Syria, and indiscriminately killing many innocent civilians.’
‘The World is watching this butchery. What is the purpose, what will it get you? STOP!’ he tweeted.
What Twitter spats has Donald Trump had with the UK and why have they caused such offence?
December 2015:
While a Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said there were ‘no go zones’ in London because of terrorism.
He said claimed parts of the city were ‘so radicalised’ the police force were ‘afraid for their own lives’.
June 2017
The US President took to Twitter to hit out at Sadiq Khan’s ‘pathetic’ response to the London Bridge terror attack.
He sparked outrage in the UK when he tweeted: ‘At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack,’ the president wrote on his personal Twitter account, ‘and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’
Critics pointed out that the London Mayor was saying residents should not be alarmed at the increased police presence.
October 2017
Mr Trump wrongly linked the rise in crime in England and Wales to ‘Radical Islamic terror’.
The US president sent a tweet referring to figures out yesterday showing crime increased by 13 per cent last year and warning ‘We must keep American safe’.
But British MPs tore into Mr Trump for talking ‘nonsense’ and said he is ‘spreading fear and xenophobia’ by wrongly blaming the rise on terrorism.
November 2017
UK-US relations took a battering when Donald Trump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda put out by far right group Britain First.
Theresa May criticised the President saying he was ‘wrong’ to share the video.
Mr Trump hit back on Twitter: ‘Theresa, 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!’
February 2018
Donald Trump tore into Britain’s NHS – branding the UK’s system of universal healthcare ‘broke and not working’.
He claimed that a major protest about the winter crisis in Britain’s hospitals in London at the weekend was a sign it is not a system the US should copy.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hit back saying he is ‘proud’ of the NHS and no Brit wants to live in a US system where millions have no health cover at all.
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