Winston Churchill’s grandson called President Trump a “daft twerp” on Friday after the president tweeted about a link between “radical Islamic terror” and a rise in crime in the U.K.
#thenfixguncontrolyoudafttwerp
— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) October 20, 2017
Nicholas Soames, a British Conservative member of Parliament, replied to Trump’s tweet, which ended with, “we must keep America safe!”
Soames replied, “#Thenfixguncontrolyoudafttwerp.”
The U.K. Office for National Statistics reported a 13-percent increase in all police-recorded offenses in its quarterly update. Many prominent British politicians criticized Trump for his tweet, including Jo Swinson, a Liberal Democrat member of Parliament, who accused Trump of “misleading and spreading fear.”
Stop misleading and spreading fear. Hate crime is up and it is fuelled by the kind of populist xenophobia you peddle. https://t.co/TigSMTGTqU
— Jo Swinson (@joswinson) October 20, 2017
