Posted on 05/10/2016 9:17:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, was already a global media darling but remarks he made this morning about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will make him a world-wide hero of the left.
In an interview with Time, Khan claimed he had serious reservations about the rise of Trump and the prospects of his presidency: (emphasis mine)
Clearly [I’ll visit] before January in case Donald Trump wins … Hope, I think, is a good way of persuading people to vote for you, energize and enthuse people. I think to try and look for differences, to try and turn communities against each other is not conducive to living successfully and amicably.
I think Bill de Blasio is doing interesting housing stuff in New York, Rahm Emanuel is doing interesting stuff with the infrastructure bank in Chicago. I want to go to America to meet with and engage with American mayors. If Donald Trump becomes the President, I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas. Conservative tacticians thought those sorts of tactics would win London and they were wrong. I’m confident that Donald Trump’s approach to politics won’t win in America.
Trump, for his part, took a remarkably diplomatic and presidential tone in response to the obnoxious remark. Speaking to the New York Times Trump wished the new mayor luck and said he’d be welcome in the US:
“There will always be exceptions,” Mr. Trump said when asked in an interview on Monday how his proposed ban would affect London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan.
“I was happy to see that,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Khan’s election. “I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good.”
Asked why, Mr. Trump said, “Because I think if he does a great job, it will really — you lead by example, always lead by example. If he does a good job and frankly if he does a great job, that would be a terrific thing.”
Let me just repeat that for emphasis: Mr. Trump responded with a diplomatic and presidential tone.
UPDATE: Reader John Mumaw makes a great point in the comment section. In January the British Parliament made a great show of debating whether their government should ban Trump from visiting based on his ideas that they found offensive. Nothing actually came of the show trial, but there are several Americans who have been banned from England including radio talk show host Michael Savage.
“London’s new Muslim mayor: If Trump wins I’ll be banned from America”
I fail to see any problem with that.
It’s a good start.
Trump should use this guys statement as a campaign ad
Why would he want to come to America?
Well first off - so what? But next maybe the bum is admitting he’s a terrorist. Either way he’s just another Euro weenie trying to help the Democrats destroy America.
What a dope. It won't happen if he has a Brit passport (unfortunately). If it will make him happy, we can put him on the No Fly List!
Trump said he is happy thus Muslim Labor Party guy won.
Muslem scum - STAY OUT
How often has any mayor of London visited the US?
Trump: “ Hmmmm....Khan may indeed have a point here “
Disgusting and unthinkable a few decades ago. A perfect example of what Trump is trying to stop from happening here. And to all the pantywaists reading and calling me "islamophobic":
MILLIONS of Muslims Marched around the world to behead people over cartoons!!
Yet, barely any marched against countless unspeakable acts of violence committed against non-muslims in their name!
THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO SEE TO KNOW THE REAL ISLAM!!
Even if what he said were true, I find it a bit rich after the Brits threatened to not allow Trump onto their shores. I don’t see a need for the Londonistan mayor to come here in any case.
Works for me.
Has this jackass ever been to America? Does he have a desire to do so given he is a muzzie and a left-wing Laborite? Does he think we all speak loudly and eat far too much and have teeth that are too white?
We do not suffer from islamo-phobia, we suffer from islamo-fatigue.
Bam, bam. Trump should respond by saying the mayor does not have to come here. We can do business by email and Hillary will be in charge of that.
A good start would be to ban ALL muzzies. Why are we forced to live with people who want to kill us?
To conquer it!
If the London Mayor want to break U.S, Laws and tries to illegally immigrate here...., then yes he will be sent back to London.
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