{"id":2467885,"date":"2025-07-28T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-nasty-london-mayor-in-front-of-starmer\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T18:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:08:50","slug":"trump-blasts-nasty-london-mayor-in-front-of-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-nasty-london-mayor-in-front-of-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts \u2018nasty\u2019 London mayor in front of Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-blasts-nasty-london-mayor-in-front-of-starmer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on former President Donald Trump reigniting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-tried-to-find-people-in-wyoming-who-like-liz-cheney-it-didnt-go-well\/\" title=\"CNN Tried To Find People In Wyoming Who Like Liz Cheney. It Didn\u2019t Go Well\">long-standing feud<\/a> with London Mayor Sadiq Khan during a joint appearance with UK Labor leader Keir Starmer at Trump&#8217;s golf resort in Scotland. When asked if he plans to visit London during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-south-korea-made-progress-in-securing-critical-technologies-white-house\/\" title=\"The US and South Korea are crushing it in the tech security game, according to the White House. Progress has been made in securing critical technologies, and we&#039;re here for it.\">upcoming state visit<\/a>, Trump said he would but criticized Khan sharply, calling him a &#8220;nasty person&#8221; who has done a &#8220;terrible job.&#8221; Starmer attempted to defuse the situation by stating that Khan is a friend of his, but Trump repeated his negative assessment. The hostile relationship between Trump and Khan dates back to at least 2016 and has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >included numerous public insults<\/a> and clashes. Khan&#8217;s office responded sarcastically, highlighting London&#8217;s diversity as a strength. The article also notes that the day before, Trump announced a major $1.35 trillion preliminary trade and defense deal with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, describing it as &#8220;the biggest deal ever made&#8221; between the US and Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump blasts &lsquo;nasty&rsquo; London mayor in front of Starmer: &lsquo;He&rsquo;s done a terrible job&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2180226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3484130\/hope-hicks-megyn-kelly-tapped-to-help-lead-devil-may-care-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> reignited his long-running feud with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3434243\/trump-us-china-trade-talks-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"London\">London<\/a> Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, delivering a fresh round of criticism while seated beside U.K. Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483793\/trump-epstein-putin-gaza-takeaways-meeting-keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Keir Starmer\">Keir Starmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from his Trump Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire during a joint appearance with Starmer, Trump was asked whether he plans to visit London during his state visit in September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3483653\/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-deal-trump-trade-talks-on-line\/\">Thailand and Cambodia reach &#8216;unconditional&#8217; ceasefire deal after Trump warns trade talks on line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3483587\/us-officials-to-assist-ceasefire-talks-thailand-cambodia\/\">US officials to assist in ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia, Rubio says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3482649\/mexican-president-us-tax-remittances-gop-senator\/\">Mexican president &#8216;desperate&#8217; to avoid US tax on remittances, GOP senator says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I will,&rdquo; Trump responded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a fan of your mayor. I think he&rsquo;s done a terrible job. The Mayor of London&hellip; a nasty person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The moment quickly turned awkward as Starmer, visibly trying to ease tensions, interjected: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a friend of mine, actually.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: Will you visit London during your state visit?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;I will. I&#8217;m not a fan of your mayor&hellip; I think he&#8217;s done a terrible job, the Mayor of London. He&#8217;s a nasty person.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rKhWMthlV\">pic.twitter.com\/9rKhWMthlV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1949826512703656411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump, undeterred, reiterated, &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s done a terrible job. But I would certainly visit London.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The unscripted exchange marked the latest episode in a yearslong war of words between Trump and Khan, who have frequently clashed over politics, identity, and leadership. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s attempt to defend his Labour Party colleague appeared to do little to soften Trump&rsquo;s blunt assessment.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Khan responded with pointed sarcasm: &ldquo;Sadiq is delighted that President Trump wants to come to the greatest city in the world. He&rsquo;d see how our diversity makes us stronger, not weaker; richer, not poorer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The animosity between Trump and Khan dates back to at least 2016, when Trump, then a presidential candidate, challenged Khan to an IQ test after the mayor criticized Trump&rsquo;s comments about Islam as &ldquo;ignorant.&rdquo; Since then, Trump has repeatedly called Khan a &ldquo;stone-cold loser,&rdquo; &ldquo;very dumb,&rdquo; and &ldquo;a terrible mayor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Their feud escalated during Trump&rsquo;s 2019 state visit to the United Kingdom, when Khan permitted the now-infamous &ldquo;Baby Trump&rdquo; blimp, depicting the president as a diapered infant, to be flown over London in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Khan has also accused Trump of singling him out because of his ethnicity and religion, stating in interviews that &ldquo;if I wasn&rsquo;t Muslim and from an ethnic minority background, I suspect Donald Trump wouldn&rsquo;t be attacking me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just a day before his remarks about the mayor, Trump emerged from a closed-door meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, touting what he called &ldquo;the biggest deal ever made.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3484130\/hope-hicks-megyn-kelly-tapped-to-help-lead-devil-may-care-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FORMER TRUMP AIDE TAPPED TO HELP LEAD MEGYN KELLY'S GROWING MEDIA EMPIRE\"><strong>FORMER TRUMP AIDE TAPPED TO HELP LEAD MEGYN KELLY&rsquo;S GROWING MEDIA EMPIRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In just 75 minutes, Trump and von der Leyen reached a sweeping $1.35 trillion preliminary agreement that includes $750 billion in European purchases of U.S. energy products, $600 billion in new European investment into the United States, and a major defense procurement deal for U.S. military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s the biggest deal ever made,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to bring us closer together. 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