US President Donald Trump, addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, claimed that London is moving toward implementing Sharia law, taking aim once again at London Mayor Sadiq Khan. He also criticised the UN for its support of asylum seekers.
Trump said, “I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it’s been changed, it’s been so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can’t do that.”
Responding to Trump’s remarks, a spokesperson for Mayor Khan said, “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.” They added, “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re proud to welcome the record number of US citizens moving he