‘More than glad’: Sadiq Khan expresses willingness to meet Trump; London mayor unshaken by US leader’s ‘nasty particular person’ jibe

Sadiq Khan (Image: X/@MayorofLondon) and Donald Trump (AP picture)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan stated he’s keen to meet US President Donald Trump and can be “more than happy to meet” him, at the same time as he warned that Trump’s phrases might “inadvertently radicalize people” and that he’s “not a force for good.”The Labour politician dismissed Trump’s current private assaults, made throughout the US President’s go to to Scotland, wherein Trump referred to as Khan “a nasty person” who had “done a terrible job.” Khan described such feedback as “water off a duck’s back”.However, talking on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he admitted that the exchanges typically made him really feel “nine years old again” and like he was “in the school playground,” as reported by the Independent. During the occasion, Khan had criticised Trump’s views on ladies, black folks, LGBTQ+ people, Muslims and Mexicans. “Somebody who has views like he does about black people, about women, about gays, about Muslims, about Mexicans, thinks I’m nasty. Really. He is the leader of the free world, arguably the most powerful man in the world, and really.”Khan highlighted that since Trump started his second time period in January, file numbers of Americans have utilized for British citizenship and moved to London. “So I think Americans have got good taste by and large,” he stated.He hoped that Trump would go to London throughout his upcoming state go to to the UK, emphasizing that town’s variety is a “strength, not a weakness.” Speaking about variety, he added, “I think it makes us stronger not weaker, richer not poorer.” The London mayor warned that President Trump’s words can push extreme views into the mainstream and become potentially dangerous. He may unintentionally radicalize people, prompting harmful actions.Khan also highlighted that minorities in London could face discrimination because of the Trump’s statements. He accused US President of “using London and our diversity as a political football, as a proxy for a culture war.”Despite his criticisms, Khan said he would be “more than happy to meet President Trump”. The Labour politician stated, “I suspect President Trump may have formed a view of Muslims because of the actions of a small minority of really bad people who are terrorists and use Islam in a perverted way. “What I would want President Trump to know is that is a very small fraction of Muslims across the globe. So if there was an opportunity to meet President Trump, I would be more than happy to do so.”