Overview
- Sadiq Khan argues the US president attacks London because no American city can match its global standing, even inviting comparisons between New York’s subway and the Elizabeth line.
- Trump earlier this month called Khan an “incompetent” and “horrible, vicious, disgusting” mayor, escalating their long-running personal feud.
- Khan asserts London records far fewer homicides than any US state and fewer than New York, Los Angeles or Chicago, countering claims that the city is unsafe.
- He says London has become a proxy in broader culture battles and contends that rhetoric, including talk of police “no-go zones” and a 2024 claim by JD Vance that London is becoming an “Islamist country,” has fueled racism.
- The mayor also brands MPs who disparage the capital as unpatriotic and cautions Sir Keir Starmer against tax moves he says could drive away non‑dom residents.