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Trump and terrorism
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This is how he reacted on Twitter to the London attacks on June 3:

Quote:"We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we don't get smart it will only get worse," Trump wrote.

"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'" London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, urged Londonders not to be alarmed by the increased police presence across the city following the attack. He released a video statement on Sunday morning asking that the city "remain calm and vigilant in the days ahead." "We will never be cowed by terrorism," he said, calling the attackers "barbaric cowards." 

Trump tweeted a third time on Sunday morning: "Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now?" He wrote. "That's because they used knives and a truck!" London police said the three attackers, who were shot dead by authorities just eight minutes after they arrived at the scene, used a vehicle to mow down pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed passersby at the nearby Borough Market.
Trump responds to London terror attacks - Business Insider

A few observations:
  • Politically correct? Who is politically correct and how has this helped terrorism? Trump's politically incorrectness (Muslim bans, etc.) is actually playing right into the hands of terrorists, as they want this portrayed as a clash of civilizations, the West against the Muslims. What we need is actually to isolate these terrorists within the Muslim world itself.
  • Attacking the Mayor of London (who is a Muslim) by quoting out of context is a new low. The Mayor said that Londoners should not be alarmed by the increased police presence (with heavy guns, which is highly unusual in the UK), he didn't say Londoners shouldn't be alarmed because of terrorist attacks..
  • Gun debate, yes let's have a gun debate:
  • Guns in the US kill a multiple of people compared to terrorism
  • Imagine what the casualty number would have been if these London terrorists had attacked with automatic weapons instead of knives..
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