Overview
- In a GB News interview, the president called Sadiq Khan a “terrible” mayor and “a nasty person” while blaming him for crime in the capital.
- He claimed police avoid parts of London and that Sharia law holds sway, assertions UK outlets and officials describe as untrue.
- Metropolitan Police data cited in reports show a 6% fall in violence against the person to March 2025, while Home Office figures show homicides fell to 101 in the year to June.
- The clash continues a feud dating back to at least 2015, resurfacing after Trump’s September remarks suggesting London was moving toward Sharia law.
- Trump also said he plans to sue the BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion over Newsnight’s editing of a 2021 speech, characterizing legal action as coming next week.