London Mayor Sadiq Khan has requested that the British government rescind its invitation for a state visit to President Donald Trump following his tweets criticizing Khan's response to the London attack, the Guardian reports.
Trump censured Khan on Sunday but misquoted him.
Meanwhile, the White House on Monday denied suggestions from USA reporters that Trump "picked a fight" with Khan "because he was Muslim".
Mrs May had faced calls to distance herself Mr Trump for his incendiary remarks but for two days failed to directly address them.
After initially saying Mr Khan was "entirely right" to make a statement after the attacks where he tried to comfort and calm down Londoners, Mr Johnson was then asked about President Trump's state visit invite.
President Trump has used a partial quote of Mr Khan's to accuse the mayor, who is Muslim, of being soft on terrorism.
The London Mayor had issued a statement to warn Londoners of an increased police presence in the wake of the incident over the weekend. "I've got better and more important things to focus on".
"I think Sadiq Khan is doing a good job and it is wrong to say anything else", she said.
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Khan and Trump have clashed in the past, with Khan, a human rights lawyer and practicing Muslim, slamming Trump's call for a travel ban, saying that the president has an "ignorant view of Islam".
"Maybe rather than the mayor of London attacking, maybe he should do something about it", he said.
At a campaign speech today, Mrs May said: "The special relationship we have with the United States is the deepest and strongest defence and security relationship we have for our country".
On Tuesday morning he reiterated his stance, telling the BBC that "there are so many things Donald Trump is wrong about, and in those circumstances I'm not in favour of a state visit".
Khan and Trump have had a bitter back-and-forth in the days since the attack, exacerbating the already tense relationship between the British people and the US government.
Asked about Trump's latest comments, Khan on Tuesday said Britain should no longer be willing to "roll out the red carpet" for Trump later this year.
The Independent reports that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he saw "no reason" to withdraw the invitation following Trump tweets. According to Sky News, the mayors of 1,400 US cities have spoken out in support of Mr. Khan.
"The FAKE [mainstream media] is working so hard trying to get me not to use Social Media", tweeted Trump.
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