{"id":27501,"date":"2025-09-19T11:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=27501"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:49:57","slug":"sadiq-khan-hits-back-after-donald-trumps-brutal-state-banquet-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=27501","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan hits back after Donald Trump\u2019s brutal state banquet snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0has claimed he blocked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sadiq-khan\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sadiq-khan\/\">Sadiq Khan<\/a>\u00a0from attending the Windsor Castle state banquet.<\/p><div class=\"rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.rzcxz6a0138d1f0e89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>The US president took a dig at the London mayor as he left the UK after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/18\/donald-trump-set-meet-keir-starmer-joking-around-state-banquet-24191208\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/18\/donald-trump-set-meet-keir-starmer-joking-around-state-banquet-24191208\/\">his controversial state visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, Trump said he \u2018didn\u2019t want [Khan] there\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>But Sir Sadiq hit back, saying that a \u2018record number of Americans\u2019 are leaving the US and moving to London after Trump accused him of being one of the \u2018worst mayors in the world.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24206185\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEC_266752485-f5b9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"London mayor Sadiq Khan and Donald Trump.\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Donald Trump has reignited his feud with London mayor, Sadiq Khan (Picture: AP\/EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>\u00a0understands that Sir Sadiq had no intention of attending the event and that City Hall \u2018didn\u2019t expect or seek\u2019 an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Sir Sadiq told\u00a0<strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018Trump\u2019s politics is one of fear and division. This includes talking down our great capital city.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018London is a global success story. It\u2019s open, dynamic and safer than major US cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Perhaps that\u2019s one of the reasons record numbers of Americans are choosing to make London their home.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>All of this comes after Trump\u2019s withering appraisal of Sir Sadiq\u2019s time in office.<\/p>\n<p>The president said: \u2018I think the Mayor of London, Khan, is among the worst mayors in the world, and we have some bad ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think he\u2019s done a terrible job. Crime in London is through the roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I asked that he not be [at the banquet]. He wanted to be there, as I understand, I didn\u2019t want him. I\u2019ve not liked him for a long time.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u00a0has claimed he blocked\u00a0Sadiq Khan\u00a0from attending the Windsor Castle state banquet. The US president took a dig at the London mayor as he left the UK after\u00a0his controversial state visit. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, Trump said he \u2018didn\u2019t want [Khan] there\u2019. 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