London mayor calls Trump ‘racist,’ ‘sexist,’ and ‘Islamophobic’ after president’s criticism

London Mayor Sadiq Khan amped up his criticism of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling him “racist,” “sexist,” “misogynistic,” and Islamophobic” in response to the president’s comments at the United Nations General Assembly.

Trump called Khan a “terrible mayor” during his address before the U.N. on Tuesday, suggesting that London “wants to go to Sharia law.” Trump’s comments came just after he returned home from a state visit to the United Kingdom.

The feud between the two leaders, who have vastly different political views, dates back to Trump’s first presidential candidacy in 2016. Khan has consistently criticized Trump’s comments on Islam and stood against Trump’s first-term travel ban on muslim-majority countries.

Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, responded to Trump’s U.N. comments in an interview with London

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