--- title: Donald Trump Assumes Sadiq Khan Denies Islamic Terrorism description: Donald Trump continued his war of words, saying he assumes that London Mayor Sadiq Khan "denies that there's Islamic terrorism" canonical: https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-11T17:24:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:09:06.260Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism' og:description: But Sadiq Khan told TIME he does not deny the danger of Islamic extremism og:url: https://time.com/4326491/donald-trump-sadiq-khan-islamic-terrorism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f3e6a01cd0087/698892c8cd1bba5de5700a6f/khan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2857 og:image:height: 1607 og:image:alt: khan-trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism' twitter:description: But Sadiq Khan told TIME he does not deny the danger of Islamic extremism twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f3e6a01cd0087/698892c8cd1bba5de5700a6f/khan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Assumes London's Muslim Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism' > Sponsored content. 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We're tracking Trump statements with Time's Presidential-o-Meter to see how "Presidentially Correct" he can sound._ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White May 11, 2016 5:24 PM UTC 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. ## Transcript So there have been reports that you've been getting pressure from your staff to act more presidential, is that the case? Do you need to act more presidential? No, no, not at all. We have had no pressure to act more presidential. The Trump administration will lead a free world. Sir, with all due respect, that's the argument of a five year old. I didn't start it. That is properly armed and funded. Every parent knows a kid who says he- That's not a five year old. Excuse me, when I become president, the days of treating Israel like a second class citizen will end. Now I have a lot of friends, by the way, Mitt Romney is not one of them. Did he choke? I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country. We can't continue to allow. To rape our country. One that replaces randomness with purpose. Ideology with strategy and chaos with peace. Here's a guy, throwing punches, nasty as hell, screaming at everything else. I'd like to punch him in the face. The countries we are defending must pay For the cost of this defense. We're gonna knock the **** out of ISIS. [ APPLAUSE ] Gonna knock the **** out of them. Governor Kasich and Senator Cruz have really, really hurt themselves. Somebody has to be where the belt's going in because the belt moves this way. It moves this way. [ LAUGH ] It moves that way. We have won millions of more votes than Senator Cruz, a lying Ted, lying. He's a lying guy! I felt that I had to hit back very hard, but at the right time I will be so presidential you will be so bored. You will say can he have a little bit more energy? ```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":"2026-10-06T09:09:06.260Z","description":"“If they want to deny it, they can deny it. 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