Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, for crimes committed by migrants in the country.
Mr Trump has in recent months repeatedly mocked Mr Khan – a British citizen of Pakistani descent – for
both his record as London mayor and his small stature. “Kahn (sic) reminds me very much of our very dumb
and incompetent Mayor of NYC, [Bill] de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job – only half his height,” the
US president tweeted during a state visit to Britain in June.
He also called Mr Khan a “stone cold loser” who had been “foolishly ‘nasty’” towards him.
Later that month he promoted another Hopkins tweet referring to the capital as “Londonistan”, a term
often used to disparage the local Muslim community. Mr Khan, a practising Muslim, has been a longtime
critic of Mr Trump and the British government’s reluctance to criticise him over his indiscretions and racist
outbursts.
In June, the Labour politician compared Mr Trump to 20th century fascists and branded him a “6ft 3 child
in the White House”. Although knife crime is up in London, the number of offences involving knives hit an
all-time high across the entire country, suggesting the problem is not limited to the capital.