Donald Trump
Jr. is facing criticism for a tweet sent in the hours after Wednesday's London
attack that included a months-old comment from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that
terror attacks are part of living in a big city, but left out that Khan was
asking Londoners to "be prepared" for such attacks.
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
Sept. 22 story from Britain's Independent newspaper that included the quote
from Khan, who was asking his city's residents to be vigilant following a
bombing in New York City.
British
Member of Parliament Wes Streeting was among numerous Britons who responded to
the tweet with criticism. He called Trump Jr. "a disgrace" and
accused him of using a terrorist attack for "political gain."
When asked
about Trump Jr. on Thursday, Khan told CNN: "I'm not going to respond to a
tweet from Donald Trump Jr. I've been doing far more important things over the
past 24 hours."
He added
that "terrorists hate the fact" that cities including London, New
York and Paris have "diverse communities living together peacefully."
(AP)
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