The US president started calling the London mayor names even before his plane landed in the UK, where he has arrived for a state visit. Trump described Sadiq Khan as “a stone cold loser” who has done a “terrible job.”

In his tweets, Donald Trump likened Khan to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying London’s head is “as dumb” but “only half his height.”

....Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019

.@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me...... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019

The insult comes shortly after Khan called Trump “just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat” and compared the US president’s actions to that of “fascists of the 20th century.” In a Guardian op-ed Khan also criticized the special treatment prepared for Trump in the UK, calling the lavish state visit “un-British.”

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Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan have a history of verbal feuds. It started in 2016 when Trump was still a presidential candidate. Back then, Khan called Trump’s views on Islam “ignorant.” In response, Trump challenged the London mayor to an IQ test.

Last year, the US president also criticised Khan for doing “a very bad job on terrorism.” Trump claimed the mayor was “pathetic” over his handling of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack.

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Trump is in the UK for a three-day visit. During the stay he will be given a full reception which irked Sadiq Khan. Trump will meet with Queen Elizabeth for lunch, have afternoon tea with Prince Charles, and attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. He will also meet outgoing British PM Theresa May as well as Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson.

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