Trump Jr. called a disgrace for criticising London mayor Sadiq Khan

LONDON: 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 September 22 story from The Independent newspaper that includes the quote from Khan, who was asking Londoners to be vigilant following a bombing in New York City.

British MP Wes Streeting was among numerous Brits who responded to the tweet with criticism. He called Trump Jr. “a disgrace” and accused him of using a terrorist attack for “political gain”. After being asked about Trump Jr’s criticism of him on the Today Programme on Radio Four, Khan sharply said: “I’m not going to respond to tweets by Donald Trump.”

“What I will say about this is the threat level in London and our country remains the same: it’s severe. That means according to experts an attack is highly likely,” he continued.