LONDON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for tweeting in the hours after Wednesday’s London attack a months-old comment from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that terror attacks are part of living in a big city.
Trump Jr. tweeted : “You have to be kidding me?!: Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan.” The tweet included a link to a Sept. 22 story from Britain’s Independent newspaper that includes the quote from Khan, who was asking Londoners to be vigilant following a bombing in New York City.
British Member of Parliament Wes Streeting was among numerous Britons who responded to the tweet with criticism. He called Trump Jr. “a disgrace” and accused him of using a terrorist attack for “political gain.”
When asked about Trump Jr. on Thursday, Khan told CNN: “I’m not going to respond to a tweet from Donald Trump Jr. I’ve been doing far more important things over the past 24 hours.”
He added that “terrorists hate the fact” that cities including London, New York and Paris have “diverse communities living together peacefully.”
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DJT-JR: Get off the alt-right Twitter feed, and maybe you will stop making inflaming comments/memes/etc. Your pop is doing enough work to roil our allies - he doesn’t need your help sullying our international image.
Just another reason why Trump’s brand should be consigned to garbage dump. Hey DT Jr. how’s your pops gonna pay those legal fees if you destroy his income stream?
Because he’s dumb enough to think that he can rely on a couple dozen rich people instead of a few million others.
Donald Trump Jr. lives in New York City, a city where a military-trained assassin drove 500 miles and crossed state lines to assassinate people of a race he considered inferior to his. This was a terror attack, one that unsettled and frightened people of that race who make up about 1/3 of the city.
But, hey, Donald Trump Jr. isn’t bothered by that. I guess as long as the terror in his city is only against dark skinned people then it’s just a part of living in that city.
Self-indulgent, spoiled legacy baby says whaaaaat?