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Donald Trump has landed in the UK.
Just before landing, he tweeted calling the London mayor a 'stone cold loser'. I see.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-48462241
Daniel Mcilhiney of Trump UK told BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme that the UK needs to respect the US president.
Daniel Mcilhiney, from Trump UK, a campaign group which supports the president, said referring to Donald Trump as a fascist sets a "dangerous" precedent.
It comes after Sadiq Khan told the Observer ahead of the state visit that the president is "just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat".
Mr Khan then went on to compare Mr Trump to Marine Le Pen in France and Nigel Farage, accusing them of "using the same divisive tropes of the fascists of the 20th century to garner support, but with new, sinister methods to deliver their message".
Mr Trump hit back at Mr Khan this morning, calling him a "loser" in a series of critical tweets.
But despite this, Mr Mcilhiney said "we have to show respect for his office".
Mr Mcilhiney said: "I don’t think it's fair to lay all the blame at Trump's door.
"We are entering into political and economical turmoil at the moment and we need trade deals, we need to start making friends, we can't start cutting off our nose to spite our face because we don’t like the fact he called our mayor a loser."
He's coming to Ireland next. Brilliant.
Just before landing, he tweeted calling the London mayor a 'stone cold loser'. I see.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-48462241
Daniel Mcilhiney of Trump UK told BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme that the UK needs to respect the US president.
Daniel Mcilhiney, from Trump UK, a campaign group which supports the president, said referring to Donald Trump as a fascist sets a "dangerous" precedent.
It comes after Sadiq Khan told the Observer ahead of the state visit that the president is "just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat".
Mr Khan then went on to compare Mr Trump to Marine Le Pen in France and Nigel Farage, accusing them of "using the same divisive tropes of the fascists of the 20th century to garner support, but with new, sinister methods to deliver their message".
Mr Trump hit back at Mr Khan this morning, calling him a "loser" in a series of critical tweets.
But despite this, Mr Mcilhiney said "we have to show respect for his office".
Mr Mcilhiney said: "I don’t think it's fair to lay all the blame at Trump's door.
"We are entering into political and economical turmoil at the moment and we need trade deals, we need to start making friends, we can't start cutting off our nose to spite our face because we don’t like the fact he called our mayor a loser."
He's coming to Ireland next. Brilliant.