London mayor: I'm not sure it's 'appropriate' to roll out red carpet for Trump

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he's not sure it's "appropriate" to roll out the red carpet for President Trump.

"State visits are different from a normal visit," Khan told CNN in an interview Monday.

"And at a time when the president of the USA has policies that many in our country disagree with, I am not sure it is appropriate for our government to roll out the red carpet."

Khan said, though, he is ready to play his role if someone has views he thinks he can change.

"If you somehow think it is not possible to be a Muslim and a proud Westerner," he said, "I am happy to disabuse you of that idea, whether you are a reporter for CNN or Donald Trump Donald TrumpRussian who attended Trump Jr. meeting: 'I just have a talent for media' Lawyer say Trump Jr. was 'fully prepared' to speak about Russia meeting Overnight Cybersecurity: White House says 'cyber unit' with Russia wouldn't share intel | Colorado moves to audit digital voting | Top State Department cyber official leaving | Dow Jones customer data exposed MORE."

Trump is expected to make a state visit to the U.K. next year, according to a report earlier this month.

Khan has in the past called for the British government to cancel a state visit from Trump and has spoken out against Trump's travel ban.

Trump previously went after the mayor after an attack in London earlier this year. After the attack, Khan said there was no reason to worry about increased police presence in London.

deathtospies on July 17th, 2017 at 22:35 UTC »

Trump: Khaaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!!

gloriousglib on July 17th, 2017 at 17:47 UTC »

Most presidents do NOT get state visits. State visits are reserved for special occasions/special honours. So giving Trump a state visit would not be part of regular diplomacy. That's why Khan refers to this as 'rolling out the red carpet'.

Edit: Since Queen Elizabeth II, Only Bush Junior (2 years after 9/11 when he was quite popular) and Obama have ever received state visits.

daparplayer on July 17th, 2017 at 17:06 UTC »

Respect is earned, not demanded.