Trump says he asked Khan not to attend state visit events

U.S. President Donald Trump said on his return from a state visit to the United Kingdom that he had asked that London Mayor Sadiq Khan not attend events held for the trip, escalating a longrunning public feud between the two politicians. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Mr Trump described Sir Sadiq as "among the worst mayors in the world" and accused him of failing on crime and immigration during the visit this week.

Trump told reporters that Khan had wanted to attend but that he had asked "that he not be there." He compared the London mayor unfavorably to the mayor of Chicago, saying "I think he has done a terrible job" and that "crime in London is through the roof." During remarks at the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the week, the president also said London was being "changed" and made an unsubstantiated claim that parts of the city "want to go to Sharia law," linking his criticism to broader attacks on European immigration and energy policies.

A spokesperson close to the mayor rejected the claims, saying the president's politics "is one of fear and division" and accusing him of talking down the British capital. The mayor's office said London is "a...