LONDONISTAN VS. TRUMP http://ift.tt/2saJ6os Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump seized on the London terror attack to demand the US ban on travelers from some Muslim countries be reinstated Monday, sparking a diplomatic row with Britain and jeopardizing his legal defense of the measure in the process. In the wake of Saturday's deadly attack, Trump renewed calls for a travel crackdown, while attacking London's Muslim mayor, the media, Democrats, judges and opponents who accuse him of playing the politics of fear. Trump has made combatting jihadists a central plank of his politics, using deliberately inflammatory rhetoric and attacking the "political correctness" of those advocating a nuanced approach. The "special relationship" with Britain became the latest casualty of that hardline stance Monday. With the seven victims of Saturday's attack not yet buried, Trump repeatedly criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan, whom he accused of playing down the terror threat. Khan had warned Londoners that an increased police presence in the wake of the attacks was nothing to worry about. Trump misconstrued that statement, and went on to accuse Khan of making up a "pathetic excuse" for h
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