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highplainsdem

(48,993 posts)
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:45 AM Jun 2017

Trump Mocks London Mayor Sadiq Khan for Urging Calm in Wake of Attack

Source: Haaretz

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday, after the mayor urged city residents to remain calm following a deadly terrorist attack in the British capital.

"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"" Trump tweeted, several hours after promoting his controversial travel ban as an extra level of security for Americans in light of the attack.

Trump was presumably responding to a statement issued by the mayor earlier on Sunday. "The situation is still unfolding and I would ask all Londoners and visitors to our city to remain calm and vigilant," the statement said.

"We don't yet know the full details, but this was a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors," Khan said. "I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts," he added.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.793592



Of course Trump's in favor of panic and overreaction. His cheerleaders on Fox News have been pushing the idea of internment camps this morning, giving a podium to Brit RWNJ Katie Hopkins, who's also been attacking London's mayor.
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Trump Mocks London Mayor Sadiq Khan for Urging Calm in Wake of Attack (Original Post) highplainsdem Jun 2017 OP
Don't worry. I'm sure all of London .. ananda Jun 2017 #1
Here's how he should have responded - Hillary Clinton gave the correct response FakeNoose Jun 2017 #23
+1 riversedge Jun 2017 #25
"Trump's in favor of panic and overreaction" - No this is all Bannon BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #2
I dont know; still sounds like the same old Trump shit to me. 7962 Jun 2017 #10
Sowing seeds of chaos and fear. C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #3
which statement would Winston Churchill put out? ginnyinWI Jun 2017 #4
Trump completely made up what the mayor said, just to attack him. How is that supporting our ally? SunSeeker Jun 2017 #5
Does this idiot KNOW the Brits? Zoonart Jun 2017 #6
Your third word......"idiot".......says it all...nt Stuart G Jun 2017 #7
Truer words... Zoonart Jun 2017 #8
The British could be the strongest people in the world. An island nation open to attack... George II Jun 2017 #17
This. And Mrs Miniver. Hekate Jun 2017 #22
My fave is White Cliffs of Dover Kittycow Jun 2017 #27
No voices of reason. No voices of calm. SusanaMontana41 Jun 2017 #9
It is an invitation to attack on this side of the pond Danmel Jun 2017 #11
He'd like to declare martial law here, so he wants them to set precedent... LakeArenal Jun 2017 #12
He'll do a false flag attack if they don't cooperate. lark Jun 2017 #13
Fox is giving airtime to Hopkins, just sacked for calling for a "final solution" after Manchester? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #14
Republican President Trump hates Khan because he is muslim. Always has hated him. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #15
Please Trump,make that trip to London that you want so badly to do... Bengus81 Jun 2017 #16
Khan's response: "We have more importsnt things to do than respond to Trump's ill-informed tweets." SunSeeker Jun 2017 #18
I'm tempted to believe sTrumpet can't read beyond "Run Spot Run". n/t raven mad Jun 2017 #19
Perhaps Trump does not know what "vigilant" means. raging moderate Jun 2017 #20
Jesus, shut the FUCK up Trump. 47of74 Jun 2017 #21
+1 treestar Jun 2017 #28
Once again, mentally unbalanced Whiny Donny shoots before he aims question everything Jun 2017 #24
His friend Rudy urged Calm in NYC after 9/11 HockeyMom Jun 2017 #26

FakeNoose

(32,641 posts)
23. Here's how he should have responded - Hillary Clinton gave the correct response
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 07:08 PM
Jun 2017
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029158964

Tweet: After acts of unspeakable cruelty & cowardice, the people of London & the UK choose resolve over fear. Your friends in the US stand w/ you. (see link)

Of course Gasbag 45 doesn't have a clue what to say to America's Greatest Ally, so he should just STFU.




BumRushDaShow

(129,061 posts)
2. "Trump's in favor of panic and overreaction" - No this is all Bannon
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:53 AM
Jun 2017

Bannon has apparently taken over the WH communications operation (including the twitter feed) and you can see the shift in tweet content, interspersed with his own. In fact, after the ridiculous (Bannon-created) tweet from last night, a sudden "Whatever we can do to help London and U.K." tweet suddenly appeared.

Don't be fooled - Drumpf's "War Room" propaganda machine is up and running and now using his twitter account.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
3. Sowing seeds of chaos and fear.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:57 AM
Jun 2017

That's the only trick in the Trump playbook.
Unfortunately, it works really well on the weak-minded.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
4. which statement would Winston Churchill put out?
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:00 AM
Jun 2017

"be calm", or "freak out!"

I read that Donnie wants to be like Churchill. ha.ha.ha.

SunSeeker

(51,563 posts)
5. Trump completely made up what the mayor said, just to attack him. How is that supporting our ally?
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:00 AM
Jun 2017

So much for Trump's earlier tweet offering his support to the UK. It was pretty clear he did not mean nor write that himself.

Putin must get a woody watching Trump abuse our NATO allies.

George II

(67,782 posts)
17. The British could be the strongest people in the world. An island nation open to attack...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:38 AM
Jun 2017

...for centuries, devastated by German bombing in 1940 and 1941.

Nevertheless they persisted.

I remember hearing this song when I was very young, played by my British grandmother:

SusanaMontana41

(3,233 posts)
9. No voices of reason. No voices of calm.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:42 AM
Jun 2017

Perfect time for an impulsive, bombastic child to have his finger on the button.

Danmel

(4,915 posts)
11. It is an invitation to attack on this side of the pond
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:06 AM
Jun 2017

What works better in radicalization than targeting Muslims and immigrants (despite the inconvenient truth that last number of attacks were carried out by home grown terrorists)?
What would make these terrorists happy than to strike on American soil to give the"tough politically incorrect" American bully the middle finger, and give him the cover he wants to suspend civil liberties.
This reaction is practically begging for them to strike here.

lark

(23,102 posts)
13. He'll do a false flag attack if they don't cooperate.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:17 AM
Jun 2017

It'll be 1-2 days prior to the travel ban being heard in SCOTUS.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
16. Please Trump,make that trip to London that you want so badly to do...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:35 AM
Jun 2017

I want to see what a MILLION or MORE protestors looks like. Hey...you could set a Guiness record for the MOST protestors in one place for a US President.

question everything

(47,485 posts)
24. Once again, mentally unbalanced Whiny Donny shoots before he aims
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:21 PM
Jun 2017

Keep doing this and I hope that someone is collecting all of this to justify implementing Amendment 25.

No, I don't with for Penny Pence but at least he will not embarrass us to the world. I hope.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
26. His friend Rudy urged Calm in NYC after 9/11
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 09:31 AM
Jun 2017

Ok, let's have millions of people all in PANIC on the streets, whether in London or NYC?

What a jerk. The Mayor of London is a Muslim. Read between the lines of Trump's statement.

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