{"id":326269,"date":"2017-09-16T04:38:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T03:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/london-police-condemn-trumps-loser-terrorist-tweets-following-tube-bucket-bombing\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T04:38:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T03:38:46","slug":"london-police-condemn-trumps-loser-terrorist-tweets-following-tube-bucket-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/london-police-condemn-trumps-loser-terrorist-tweets-following-tube-bucket-bombing\/","title":{"rendered":"London police condemn Trump&#039;s \u2018loser terrorist\u2019 tweets following tube \u2018bucket bombing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.09\/thumbnail\/59bbd0b6fc7e93ad2e8b4567.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 15 Sep, 2017 14:20 <\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 15:46 <\/time><\/p>\n<p>        The Metropolitan Police has called US President Donald Trump\u2019s response to the Parsons Green terrorist attack \u201cunhelpful\u201d after he tweeted that the \u201csick and demented people \u2026 were in the sights of Scotland Yard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p><em>\u201cAnother attack in London by a loser terrorist. These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!,\u201d<\/em> Trump tweeted, suggesting the attacker had been known to the police despite British authorities having publicly said no such thing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/908642277987356673\">September 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A police spokesperson told CNN Trump\u2019s comment is <em>\u201cpure speculation given we don\u2019t know who is involved. Any speculation is unhelpful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Security services told the Independent: <em>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know who the suspects are so it\u2019s a bit difficult to say. It\u2019s just speculation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When asked about Trump&#8217;s tweet, British Prime Minister Theresa May responded:<em> \u201cI never think it\u2019s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A former adviser to Theresa May, Nick Timothy, responded to Trump\u2019s tweets almost instantly, questioning whether it was based on actual intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTrue or not &#8211; and I\u2019m sure he doesn\u2019t know &#8211; this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to LBC, London mayor Sadiq Khan said he had been \u201c<em>too busy this morning to look at my twitter\u201d<\/em> and had not seen Trump\u2019s tweets.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not going to go there \u2026 my priority is making sure we are doing what we can to make London safe. The priority today is catching the individual or individuals responsible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following the London Bridge terrorist attack, Trump criticized Khan for saying there was<em> \u201cno reason to be alarmed.\u201d<\/em> In response, a spokesperson for Khan said the mayor had<em> \u201cmore important things to do than respond to Donald Trump\u2019s ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump also tweeted that the internet must be<em> \u201ccut off\u201d<\/em> to stop further terrorist attacks as it was a<em> \u201crecruiting tool.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off &amp; use better!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/908643633901039617\">September 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cLoser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off and use better!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trump also linked Friday\u2019s attack to his controversial travel ban, tweeting that he would be looking to intensify the ban on travel to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific &#8211; but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/908645126146265090\">September 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump says he is preparing to call May.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We have to be tougher and we have to be smarter,&#8221;<\/em> Trump told reporters before going into the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/403458-trump-tweet-terror-attack\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published time: 15 Sep, 2017 14:20 Edited time: 15 Sep, 2017 15:46 The Metropolitan Police has called US President Donald Trump\u2019s response to the Parsons Green terrorist attack \u201cunhelpful\u201d after he tweeted that the \u201csick and demented people \u2026 were in the sights of Scotland Yard.\u201d \u201cAnother attack in London by a loser terrorist. 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