06 June, 2017
Trump accused Khan - London's first Muslim mayor - of offering a "pathetic excuse" for comments that the United States president earlier misconstrued about policing in response to Saturday's attack, which left seven people dead. You stand with them in times of adversity, but you call them out when they are wrong. "One of the things the police, all of us need to do is make sure we're as safe as we possibly can be", Khan said.
"Cuts on this scale would make it harder to foil future terrorist attacks on our city - and as the mayor of London I'm simply not willing to stand by and let that happen". MSM is working hard to sell it!"Trump tweeted".
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, meanwhile, backed Khan's call for Trump's invitation to be rescinded, claiming the United States president "insults" national values at a time when the country is still grieving over Saturday night's ordeal.
He said his position on the planned state visit had remained consistent.
Trump and Khan have spent the previous year sniping at one another, largely over Trump's proposed travel ban that would temporarily bar some Muslims from entering the United States.
In his Sunday tweet, Trump commented: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'"
Taking place less than a mile from London Bridge and Borough Market where the horrific attacks took place, in Potters Field Park, near City Hall, senior officers from the Metropolitan Police, as well as paramedics and fire crews, were also present.
Khan's spokesman repeated his response of a day earlier: "Nothing has changed since yesterday".
"And that's important - central government and the London mayoralty and his officials working together to ensure that we are responding to the attack and looking at the work the police is going to give the public extra protection and reassurance".
British Prime Minister Theresa May was among those who came to Khan's defence, though she declined to criticise Trump over the row.
"I think Sadiq is doing an excellent job", she said.
May declined to directly criticize Trump for his tweet, which has prompted a fierce backlash in Britain.
"I've been very clear, I've been very happy to say when I think President Trump is wrong - to have taken America out of the climate change agreement, the Paris agreement", May said.
Trump's son, Donald Trump, Jr., resurfaces that September tweet after an attack at Westminster.
"It is a reality I'm afraid that London, New York, other major cities around the world have got to be prepared for these sorts of things", he said.