Donald Trump sparked fresh controversy during his UN speech earlier this evening, where he attacked London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, calling him “terrible” and even suggesting the city wanted to impose Sharia law. His comments triggered a fiery on-air row on GB News between broadcasters Kelvin MacKenzie and Michael Crick, highlighting the deep divide over immigration and London’s identity.
MacKenzie supported Trump’s claims, arguing London had changed beyond recognition. He cited figures claiming around “40 percent of Londoners are from outside the UK” and added that “many of the rest are black or brown British.” When Crick pushed back and asked what was wrong with that, MacKenzie responded: “You’re saying it’s normal for our capital to be dominated by people not from here? It’s not normal, you’ve gone mad.”
The exchange quickly escalated. Crick insisted London was a thriving, modern metropolis, pointing out it was more successful than Washington D.C., where Trump had famously called in the National Guard. MacKenzie countered that Trump deploys the National Guard often and claimed “crime goes down” when he does.
During Trump’s speech, the audience groaned as he raised the issue of “uncontrolled migration,” claiming Europe had been “invaded” by illegal immigration “like nobody’s ever seen before.”
A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan strongly condemned Trump’s remarks as “appalling and bigoted.” They emphasized that London remains far safer than major U.S. cities, noting murder rates stand at 9.8 per million compared with 68 per million in America.
This clash underlines how immigration, diversity, and identity continue to spark some of the most heated political debates in both the U.K. and U.S.
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