Donald Trump, Jr., Criticizes London Mayor After Deadly Attack
Donald Trump, Jr., Criticizes London Mayor After Deadly Attack
© Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. in February in Vancouver, Canada. It has become something of an online custom in the social media age to react to tragic news stories — like Wednesday’s terror attack in London — with well-meaning if sometimes rote messages like “thoughts and prayers.” But that does not appear to be Donald Trump Jr.’s style.
“You have to be kidding me?!” Mr. Trump tweeted on Wednesday afternoon, as details of the attack — which left at least four dead and 20 injured — and its toll continued to unfold. “Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan.”
Mr. Trump, the oldest son of President Trump, used his tweet to call attention to an article from last September in The Independent, a British newspaper, that described Mr. Khan’s reaction to the bombing in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood.
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Mr. Trump badly mischaracterized the London mayor’s remarks. Mr. Khan did not describe terrorism as “part of living in a big city,” as if bombings and shootings were an inescapable fact of life. He said that terrorism preparedness, including providing sufficient support to the police, was “part and parcel of living in a great global city.”
“That means being vigilant, having a police force that is in touch with communities; it means the security services being ready, but it also means exchanging ideas and best practice,” Mr. Khan said in a video interview published by The Evening Standard, another British paper. (For the record, Mr. Khan did say the victims of the Chelsea bombing were in his “thoughts and prayers.”)
“Nothing is more important to me than keeping Londoners safe,” Mr. Khan added. “I want to be reassured that every single agency and individual involved in protecting our city has the resources and expertise they need to respond in the event that London is attacked.”
Mr. Trump’s tweet was not well received by Britons, who were still learning details of the attack when the son of the president of the United States decided to weigh in. On Twitter, Wes Streeting, a member of Parliament from the Labour Party, accused Mr. Trump of capitalizing on the attack in London and called him “a disgrace.”
Ciaran Jenkins, a correspondent for Britain’s Channel 4, asked Mr. Trump on Twitter if he thought his remarks were “helpful.”
“Did you even read the article before goading London’s Mayor during a live incident?” he wrote on Twitter. He added , “Headline is based on very first sentence, which if you’d bothered to read it could apply to any major city in the world. Key word: ‘threat.’ ”
Political violence in the United Kingdom is relatively rare, but the country has not been immune to terrorism. The country endured decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland that often spilled over into Britain , but there has not been a large-scale attack since July 7, 2005, when jihadists killed more than 50 people in attacks on subway trains and a bus.
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The apple does fall far from the tree.
Piss of an ally, again.
He couldn't even get the mayor's comment correct....Shades of Trumpettes.
That was just plain (to coin a word I think?) assholishness! Trump crime family assholishness. His son is training to be as big of a hard hearted prick as his dad and is learning fast.
I don't think the average Brit hates the average American, but I do think they are wondering how much longer we are going to put up with this moron before we toss him off a boat about 500 miles off shore. I'm wondering too.
I like you new coined word...assholishness, perfect.
I wonder if I should copyright it?
Naw, let it free!
BTW, where is the right wing tonight?
Lost in space.
Considering that the UK is ground zero for western pedophiles in government, royals, industry and authoritarian positions, which the working class there chose not to even acknowledge, I don't care what the brits think of the US. On the other hand, Trump Jr is every inch the slime ball is dad is.