London’s Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, quipped that Donald Trump has a crush on him. The US president had called him “grossly incompetent” just days before. Speaking at the launch of his Heat Ready London plan at Islington Fire Station on Thursday, Khan brushed off Trump’s harsh words with a quip.
Sir Sadiq Khan jokes about Donald Trump after his recent comment
“I’m not sure why I’m living rent-free inside President Trump’s head,” London’s Mayor told reporters at the event (via BBC). “I’m not quite clear why this man appears to have a crush on me,” Sir Sadiq Khan added. He went further, offering a tongue-in-cheek explanation for Trump’s fixation, saying, “It could be because I’m the mayor of a progressive, multicultural, liberal, successful city.
Khan also pointed to London’s recent international recognition, noting that the city had won the Lee Kuan Yew award for urban planning last week, and suggested that achievement may be the real source of Donald Trump’s irritation.
Trump had made his remarks at the White House on Wednesday, telling reporters that Khan was a “bad person” and a “horrible representative” for the United Kingdom.
The two have clashed repeatedly over the years. Their feud stretches back to 2015, when Khan publicly condemned Trump’s call to ban Muslims from traveling to the United States. After Khan was elected Mayor in 2016, he described Trump’s views on Islam as “ignorant.” Tensions flared again after the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, when Trump mischaracterized Khan’s public safety statement on social media.
The “crush” language from Khan draws an ironic parallel to Trump’s own peculiar diplomatic vocabulary. Recently, the US President described his relationship with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in similarly emotional terms. During the G7 summit in France, Trump recounted their first meeting ahead of the 2016 election. “I met him… and we fell in love. Deeply in love,” Trump said. He added that they had “great chemistry,” and the meeting ran over time.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu for Mandatory.
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