Donald Trump claims immigration has left London 'unrecognisable' after Europe ... trends now
Ex-president Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that mass immigration has rendered London and Paris 'unrecognisable' because Europe 'opened its doors to jihad' before adding that he would never allow the same thing happen to the US.
These latest comments point to a long-running feud that Trump, 77, has had with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is up for reelection on May 2 against a Conservative opponent who he has likened to the Republican candidate for the Oval Office.
'We've seen what happened when Europe opened its doors to jihad. Look at Paris, look at London, they're no longer recognisable,' Trump told supporters in a May Day rally in Wisconsin as he hit the campaign trail away from his legal troubles.
'I'm gonna get myself into a lot of trouble with the folks in Paris and the folks in London, but you know what, that's the fact. They are no longer recognisable and we can't let that happen to our country.'
'We have incredible culture, tradition. Nothing wrong with their culture, their tradition - we can't let that happen here and I'll never let it happen to the United States of America.'
Sadiq Khan has responded to Trump's comments.
'Today is an opportunity to show Donald Trump and my Tory opponent that London will always choose hope over fear and unity over division. This election will be close. Polls are open until 10pm this evening and you will need photo ID to vote,' he told MailOnline.
'We've seen what happened when Europe opened its doors to jihad. Look at Paris, look at London, they're no longer recognisable,' Trump told supporters in a May Day rally in Wisconsin
The rally on Wednesday marked Trump's return to the campaign trail despite his legal troubles in New York
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pictured with his wife Saadiya Ahmed on election day in London
Prior to a 2018 visit to London, while he was a sitting president, Trump slammed Khan as having 'done a terrible job in London.'
Khan responded, telling the Huffington Post that he would be happy to meet Trump to explain 'in a respectful, courteous manner where I think he's wrong on a couple of issues.
In another exchange, Trump said that he felt Khan had 'done a very bad job on terrorism.'
The same year, as Trump arrived in the UK capital for a state visit, protesters received permission from Khan's office to fly a blimp showing Trump dressed as a baby while crying.
In 2016, Trump had a similar beef with then-London Mayor Boris Johnson when he claimed on the campaign trail: 'London and other places… are so radicalised that the police are afraid for their own lives.'
Johnson dismissed Trump as 'ill-informed.'
'The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump,' he famously quipped back.
Two years later, Trump told then-Prime Minister Theresa May that there were 'no-go areas' in London due to the presence of jihadis. May said later she disagreed with his assertation.
In 2016, while Boris Johnson was London's mayor, he joked that he wouldn't travel to New York for fear of running into Trump, the pair later patched up their relationship
In 2018, Trump asserted that Islamic radicalization had rendered parts of London as 'no go areas,' then Prime Minister Theresa May, disagreed
Trump's latest remarks also come has police across the US are removing pro-Palestinian encampments that have been set by students on college campuses across the country.
Those encampments
