‘No reason to be alarmed’ taken out of context
Jun 5, 2017, 5:31 AM | Updated: 10:12 am
The president made several Twitter comments after the terrorist attack in London, and seems to be sticking to the one getting all the attention.
It said, “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’”
“No reason to be alarmed!’”
A weird thing for the mayor to say … so I went to the video on the chance that the president might have missed something. It turns out Mayor Sadiq Khan did say that, but it was after he had said this:
“London will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed. One of the things the police need to do is make sure we’re all safe as we possibly can be. I am reassured that we are one of the safest global cities in the world — if not the safest global city in the world.”
He was saying don’t be alarmed by the additional police presence.
So, why would the president deliberately rip that quote out of context?
A tweet from the White House social media office may hold the answer. It reminded everyone that last year Mayor Sadiq Khan had called Mr. Trump “ignorant.”
Mayor Khan is a Muslim; and during the campaign he tweeted, “Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe. It risks alienating mainstream Muslims. London has proved him wrong.”
So this must have been payback.
Yes, the president also tweeted that the U.S. was ready to do anything to help London.
But I think I know what the mayor would like our president to do. And he’s probably too disciplined to say it publicly.
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