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Donald Trump says Sadiq Khan could be exception to his ban on Muslims
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Donald
Trump has signalled a partial climb down from his proposed ban on
Muslims entering the United States by suggesting it could be eased to
allow Sadiq Khan, London's newly-elected mayor, to visit.
Donald Trump says Sadiq Khan could be exception to his ban on Muslims
Donald Trump has
signalled a partial climb down from his proposed ban on Muslims
entering the United States by suggesting it could be eased to allow
Sadiq Khan, London’s newly-elected mayor, to visit.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s comments came just
hours after Mr Khan, who last week became the first Muslim mayor of a
Western capital, said he planned to visit America before January in case
Mr Trump was elected to the White House, an event that could see him
barred from the country.
Mr Trump has vowed a “total and complete” temporary shutdown of America’s borders to Muslims following last December’s deadly attack in San Bernardino by a husband and wife team who swore loyalty to swearing loyalty to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
But on Monday he claimed he was “happy” with Mr Khan's election victory over Zac Goldsmith and said he was the sort of Muslim he could make an exception for.
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Mr Trump has vowed a “total and complete” temporary shutdown of America’s borders to Muslims following last December’s deadly attack in San Bernardino by a husband and wife team who swore loyalty to swearing loyalty to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
But on Monday he claimed he was “happy” with Mr Khan's election victory over Zac Goldsmith and said he was the sort of Muslim he could make an exception for.
“There will always be exceptions,” the billionaire property developer told the New York Times on being asked how his proposed ban would affect Mr Khan.
“I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good.”
Mr Trump appeared lost for an explanation as to why Mr Khan’s election should make him exempt from the ban that would affect his co-religionists. “Because I think if he does a great job, it will really — you lead by example, always lead by example,” he was quoted as saying. “If he does a good job and frankly if he does a great job, that would be a terrific thing.”
Mr Khan, 45, who stood down as Labour MP for Tooting on Monday, had earlier said he was making contingency plans for an early visit to the US before Mr Trump could take office, in the event of him winning November’s presidential election.
“Clearly [I’ll visit] before January in case Donald Trump wins,” he told Time magazine. “If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas.”
The Republican candidate has stuck rigidly to his proposed ban despite an international outcry and an online petition, debated in Parliament after attracting more than half-a-million signatures, calling for Mr Trump to be barred from the UK in response.
During his mayoral campaign, Mr Khan accused Mr Goldsmith, his Conservative opponent, of using “a Donald Trump playbook” by trying to link him with Islamist extremists. “Conservative tacticians thought those sort of tactics would win London and they were wrong. I’m confident that Donald Trump’s approach to politics won’t win in America,” he said, adding that Mr Trump’s campaign tactics could be combatted with a message of hope.
“Hope, I think, is a good way of persuading people to vote for you, energise and enthuse people,” he said. “I think to try and look for differences, to try and turn communities against each other is not conducive to living successfully and amicably.”
Mr Khan suggested that a trip to the US could include visits to New York and Chicago, whose Democratic mayors, Bill de Blasio and Rahm Emanuel, he praised.
“I think Bill de Blasio is doing interesting housing stuff in New York, Rahm Emanuel is doing interesting stuff with the infrastructure bank in Chicago,” he said.
“I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good.”
Mr Trump appeared lost for an explanation as to why Mr Khan’s election should make him exempt from the ban that would affect his co-religionists. “Because I think if he does a great job, it will really — you lead by example, always lead by example,” he was quoted as saying. “If he does a good job and frankly if he does a great job, that would be a terrific thing.”
Mr Khan, 45, who stood down as Labour MP for Tooting on Monday, had earlier said he was making contingency plans for an early visit to the US before Mr Trump could take office, in the event of him winning November’s presidential election.
“Clearly [I’ll visit] before January in case Donald Trump wins,” he told Time magazine. “If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas.”
The Republican candidate has stuck rigidly to his proposed ban despite an international outcry and an online petition, debated in Parliament after attracting more than half-a-million signatures, calling for Mr Trump to be barred from the UK in response.
During his mayoral campaign, Mr Khan accused Mr Goldsmith, his Conservative opponent, of using “a Donald Trump playbook” by trying to link him with Islamist extremists. “Conservative tacticians thought those sort of tactics would win London and they were wrong. I’m confident that Donald Trump’s approach to politics won’t win in America,” he said, adding that Mr Trump’s campaign tactics could be combatted with a message of hope.
“Hope, I think, is a good way of persuading people to vote for you, energise and enthuse people,” he said. “I think to try and look for differences, to try and turn communities against each other is not conducive to living successfully and amicably.”
Mr Khan suggested that a trip to the US could include visits to New York and Chicago, whose Democratic mayors, Bill de Blasio and Rahm Emanuel, he praised.
“I think Bill de Blasio is doing interesting housing stuff in New York, Rahm Emanuel is doing interesting stuff with the infrastructure bank in Chicago,” he said.
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