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Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump a 'poster boy for racists' as he finally responds three days after President called him a 'national disgrace' over London's spiralling stab death toll The Mayor said it was 'remarkable' the President was 'amplifying a racist tweet' It comes after Trump said Khan was a 'national disgrace destroying London' The pair have feuded online for years especially after Trump's Muslim travel ban This weekend a teenager was shot dead and another stabbed to death in London, following the fatal knifing of another man in on Friday 

By Joel Adams For Mailonline

Published: 13:08 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 17 June 2019

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The Mayor of London today ramped up his war of words with the US President, calling Donald Trump a 'poster boy for racists'.

Mr Trump had dubbed Sadiq Khan a 'disaster' on Twitter over the weekend and called him a 'national disgrace who is destroying the city of London'.

The President's comments accompanied a retweet of a post by Katie Hopkins which called the capital 'Stab-City' and 'Khan's Londonistan' alongside two screenshots of BBC News articles detailing recent outbreaks of violent crime.

Speaking in central London today Said Khan said Mr Trump should explain his tweets saying it was 'remarkable' that the President had been 'amplifying a racist tweet'.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan alleged this morning that Donald Trump was become an inspirational figure for racists the world over

London Mayor Sadiq Khan alleged this morning that Donald Trump was become an inspirational figure for racists the world over

He went on: 'That's one of my concerns about Donald Trump - he's now seen as a poster boy for racists around the world, whether you're a racist in this country, whether you're a racist in Hungary, a racist in Italy, or a

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