Trump calls for Khan to quit as three more are killed in London By Michael Powell for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:19 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 01:28 BST, 16 June 2019 Viewcomments Donald Trump resumed his war of words with Sadiq Khan last night, accusing the London Mayor of being a 'disaster' after three murders and three stabbings in the capital in the space of 24 hours. Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: 'London needs a new mayor ASAP. Khan is a disaster – will only get worse!' A spokesman for Mr Khan said: 'Sadiq's thoughts are with the victims' families. He is not going to waste his time responding to this sort of tweet.' Mr Trump's tweet came after 24 hours of mayhem which Mr Khan said left him 'sickened'. An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death in Tooting, South London, on Friday afternoon, before a 19-year-old man was shot dead in Plumstead, South East London, 12 minutes later. There was a triple stabbing in Clapham at 3.22am yesterday before officers in Tower Hamlets, East London, found a man in his 30s stabbed to death outside a block of flats at 2.30pm. War of words: US President Donald Trump brands Khan 'a disaster' following a spate of murders and stabbings in London The bloodshed brought the number of murders in London this year to 59. Before Mr Trump's tweet, Mr Khan said: 'Our overstretched police are working around the clock to keep Londoners safe. They need our support to end this scourge of violence.' The President and Mayor have repeatedly clashed on social media. Ahead of his visit to the UK this month, Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Khan was a 'stone-cold loser who should focus on crime in London' in response to the Mayor accusing him of using 'fascist' language. Mr Trump has previously challenged Mr Khan to an IQ test and accused him of having 'done a very bad job on terrorism' after the London Bridge atrocity. Figures last month revealed that five young people are attacked with a knife every day in the capital and Mr Khan warned it could take a 'decade' to turn back the tide of violent crime. The Met Police said last night: 'Bearing down on violent crime on the streets of London continues to be a top priority.' Ten arrests have been made after the murders in Tooting and Plumstead. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility