British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he saw no reason to cancel Donald Trump's state visit to Britain after the USA president criticised Mayor Sadiq Khan's response to the London Bridge killings. After Saturday's attacks in the London Bridge area that claimed seven lives, for example, Trump panned the mayor for telling the public there was "no reason to be alarmed" by the atrocity.
"Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days - no reason to be alarmed", Khan said.
Khan, a human rights lawyer and practicing Muslim hails from Pakistan, has challenged repeatedly Trump's calls to ban Muslims or people from Muslim countries from entering the U.S, saying the president has a "rude view of Islam".
In reality Khan's comment was taken out of context by Trump on Sunday morning when he implied the Muslim mayor was playing down the impact of the attack.
She told The Sun that the President's comments about Mr Khan were "wrong" and said politics should be put aside during terror attacks.
As Khan said he had "better things to do" than respond, he was backed by American politicians, including NY mayor Bill De Blasio.
He continued, "When you have a special relationship it is no different from when you have got a close mate". You stand shoulder to shoulder with them in times of adversity but you call them out when they are wrong and you tell them when they are wrong.
The US conference of mayors, which represents the leaders of major US cities of all political allegiances, also sent a message congratulating Khan on his leadership.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (right) talks to reporters alongside London Police Commissioner Cressida Dick (left).
The official statement available on the website of the London mayor did not use the phrase "there's no reason to be alarmed", which Trump referred to in his tweet to criticise the Pakistani-origin mayor.
The row between Mr Trump and Mr Khan saw the US President dismiss criticism of his original post on the subject by redoubling his attack, accusing Mr Khan of making a "pathetic excuse".
But now May has spoken out to say, in guarded terms, that Trump was "wrong". He calmly explained his opposition to Trump's proposed travel ban on visitors from several Muslim countries.
"The mayor is focused on dealing with Saturday's horrific and cowardly attacks and working with the police, the emergency services and the government to keep London safe".
This is not the first time Khan has argued against Trump's visit. "I think the media wants to spin it that way".
British author J.K. Rowling said on Tuesday that if a state visit did go ahead, Trump's tweets related to the attack should be enlarged and shown wherever he goes.
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