London Mayor on Donald Trump Jr Tweet: ‘I’ve Been Doing More Important Things’

Sadiq Khan brushes off criticism from president’s son in wake of deadly British terror attacks

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Donald Trump Jr. is the least of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s concerns right now, and he made that very clear in an interview on Thursday in the wake of the deadly terror attacks on his city.

“I’m not going to respond to a tweet from Donald Trump Jr., I’ve been doing more important things over the past 24 hours,” Khan told CNN.

His blunt shutdown of the president’s oldest son is in response to Trump Jr. bashing him on Twitter following the attack on the British capital that left five people dead (including the perpetrator) and approximately 40 injured.

“You have to be kidding me?!: Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan,” the first son tweeted.

Trump Jr. was referring back to Khan’s comments in a September 2016 Independent article in which he said major cities “have got to be prepared for these sorts of things,” adding: “It is my job to try to make sure that we are as safe as we can be.”

While Trump Jr. has no official role in his father’s White House, he manages the Trump Organization and has been vocal about his political views on Twitter.

Needless to say, he was quickly lambasted on the social media site for his seemingly calous response to the tragedy in London.

On Thursday morning, London police identified the attacker as 52-year-old Khalid Masood.

The attacker, who was also killed, plowed a car into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge Wednesday afternoon before crashing near Parliament. He then fatally stabbed an officer before being shot by police.

The Metropolitan police said Masood had previous convictions for a number of violent offences, including GBH (grievous bodily harm) and assault, but had never been found guilty of terror offenses, according to The Guardian.

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