--- ---  # Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism' by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White May 11, 2016 5:24 PM UTC  Sadiq Khan in London, on May 8, 2016 (L); Donald Trump in new York City, on April 21, 2016. Sadiq Khan in London, on May 8, 2016 (L); Donald Trump in new York City, on April 21, 2016.Jack Taylor—Getty Images (L); John Lamparski—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White May 11, 2016 5:24 PM UTC Donald Trump continued his war of words with newly-elected London mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday. “Well, I assume he denies that there’s Islamic terrorism,” Trump said on [Fox’s _Kilmeade and Friends_ radio show](https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/trump-i-assume-muslim-london-mayor-denies-that-theres-islami?utm%5Fterm=.ipP7XJg04#.cn6GWkb8Z). “I mean, if you look at this, there’s radical Islamic terrorism all over the world right now. It’s a disaster what’s going on. I assume he’s denying that. I assume he’s like our president that’s denying it’s taking place.” Trump went on to say in the interview that Islamic extremism proves that his [proposed ban on Muslim immigration](http://time.com/4308783/priyanka-chopra-banning-muslims-time-100-gala/) is necessary. “We have a serious problem. It’s a temporary ban,” Trump said, pointing to recent terror attacks in [San Bernardino](http://time.com/4311251/san-bernardino-marriage-fraud/) and [Paris](http://time.com/4310346/salah-abdeslam-paris-terror-suspect-little-jerk/). “If they want to deny it, they can deny it. I don’t choose to deny it.” The two have been [going back and forth all week](http://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/?iid=sr-link2). Khan, the newly-elected first Muslim mayor of a major city, told TIME in an interview that [he didn’t believe he would be allowed into America if Trump was elected](http://time.com/4322562/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-donald-trump/?iid=sr-link1). Trump responded saying he would make an exception on a proposed Muslim ban for Khan, but the London mayor warned Tuesday that Trump’s [“ignorant view of Islam”](http://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/?iid=sr-link2) could prove a danger. Khan does not deny the danger of Islamic extremism, telling TIME that he believes his unique experiences as a Muslim will help him combat extremism, especially among impressionable young Muslims. Donald Trump Assumes Sadiq Khan Denies Islamic Terrorism ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism'","datePublished":"2016-05-11T17:24:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:27:55.881Z","description":"“If they want to deny it, they can deny it. I don’t choose to deny it\"","url":"https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Terrorism","england","2016","london","uk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f3e6a01cd0087/698892c8cd1bba5de5700a6f/khan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f3e6a01cd0087/698892c8cd1bba5de5700a6f/khan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"khan-trump","caption":"Sadiq Khan in London, on May 8, 2016 (L); Donald Trump in new York City, on April 21, 2016.","creditText":"Jack Taylor—Getty Images (L); John Lamparski—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/","name":"Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism'"}}]}] ```