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Britons Are Denouncing Donald Trump Jr's Attack On London's
Mayor Sadiq Khan
LONDON: Donald Trump
Jr. took a break on Wednesday from defending his father's agenda on Twitter to
weigh in on the attack outside the British Parliament that left four people
dead, including a police officer and the alleged assailant.
The president's oldest child took aim at Sadiq Khan, the
mayor of London, who was quoted last year by the Independent, a London
newspaper, saying terrorism preparedness had to become part of the fabric of
major cities. That message took on new meaning Wednesday as an attacker drove
his car through pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then fatally stabbed an
officer at the gates of Parliament.
"London mayor says terror attacks 'part and parcel' of
living in a major city," the Independent's headline breathlessly
announced.
Scarcely two hours after first reports of Wednesday's attack
emerged, the American president's son pounced, tweeting: You have to be kidding
me?!: Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq
Khan
Khan, who last year became London's first ethnic-minority
mayor and the first Muslim to head the capital of a major Western country,
issued a statement Wednesday offering his condolences to the families of
victims, paying special homage to the fallen police officer.
"I want to reassure all Londoners and all our visitors
not to be alarmed - our city remains one of the safest in the world," said
Khan in a statement. "Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism." He
otherwise kept a low profile as Parliament went on lockdown and police cordoned
off a broad perimeter that surrounded iconic sites such as Big Ben, the London
Eye and Westminster Abbey.
That move incensed some users on Twitter, who joined Trump
in condemning the mayor. But many also rushed to his defense, including Wes
Streeting, a member of parliament from the Labour Party, who replied directly
to Trump and called him a "disgrace."
British lawmakers emerging from Westminster Abbey, where
they found sanctuary after the attack, also defended the mayor - and insisted
his Muslim identity would not be a factor as the city comes to grips with the
incident.
"There should not be a single thought about what his
identity is," said Pola Uddin, a member of the House of Lords. "This
is a moment of reflection for all Londoners, and should lead us to consider the
fact that we largely haven't experienced such attacks before, while other cities
have."
Dominic Grieve, a Conservative MP, said the mayor was not in
a difficult position owing to prior statements on terrorism and security -
"none whatsoever," he said.
The message the mayor has sent to London residents is
fitting, said Digby Jones. "You're safer in London than you've ever
been," he said. "If this turns out to be an act of Islamic terrorism,
I think the fact that the man is a Muslim is utterly and completely
irrelevant."
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