Trump calls London mayor stone cold loser as he lands in the UK
By Reuters
03 June 2019 |
10:28 am
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his verbal attacks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, calling him a "stone-cold loser" after the mayor criticized the British government's decision to offer a state visit to Trump.
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