Republican National Committee spokeswoman Liz Harrington took a swipe at London Mayor Sadiq Khan after he said Trump used the same language as the “fascists of the 20th century.”
“What I would say is rude is when the president of the United States is on his way to join with our great ally, United Kingdom, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of defeating fascism and defeating Nazism and saving the world order for freedom and democracy, to be accused and smeared by the mayor of London of being a fascist with no evidence. So that is what is rude and divisive,” Harrington said in an interview with the BBC.
Harrington shared a clip of the interview on Twitter, adding that Khan’s message is “denigrating the memory of D-Day.”
The mayor of London offered a message of divisiveness and smears, denigrating the memory of D-Day@realDonaldTrump delivered a strong message of solidarity with the United Kingdom, expressing our shared values of sovereignty, freedom and liberty
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— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) June 3, 2019
Khan authored an op-ed Sunday published in the Guardian that argued Trump “is just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat” ahead of Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom this week.
Khan listed several other “far right” leaders, including the leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage, and said they are “using the same divisive tropes of the fascists of the 20th century to garner support, but are using new sinister methods to deliver their message.”
Trump compared Khan to “our very dumb and incompetent” Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio.
“He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me,” Trump tweeted Monday.
Trump is in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II.
