DAY 136: Trump lies about London's Mayor's comments on terrorist attack

After the terrorist attack on the London Bridge that left seven people dead, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, asked people in London not to be alarmed because of the increased police activity. But Donald Trump took the comment out of context and said this on Twitter:

At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017

Immediately several people on Twitter pointed out the stupidity in the comment. But the one who really made Trump look like an idiot was Sadiq Khan himself with this response from his office:

The mayor is busy working with the police, emergency services and the government to coordinate the response to this horrific and cowardly terrorist attack and provide leadership and reassurance to Londoners and visitors to our city.

He has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks urging Londoners not to be alarmed when they saw more police – including armed officers – on the streets.

In other words, the Mayor of London says Trump is an idiot.

But then Trump said this:

Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That's because they used knives and a truck!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017

Which is pretty stupid because, one, it did NOT happen in the US, but in the UK. And second, London has one of the lowest gun violence rates in the world.

And why? Because London has one of the most restrictive gun laws in Europe.

So if Trump wants to have a debate, perhaps he should explain why there's less gun violence in the UK than in the US.