The first Muslim mayor of London may not be able to visit the United States — even though he’d like to.
Sadiq Khan, who was elected mayor last week, pointed out that he will not be allowed into the U.S. because of his faith if Donald Trump is elected president.
“I think Bill de Blasio is doing interesting housing stuff in New York, Rahm Emanuel is doing interesting stuff with the infrastructure bank in Chicago,” Khan told Time on Sunday. “I want to go to America to meet with and engage with American mayors.”
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“If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas.”
Trump, for his part, has noted some exceptions to his “complete and total shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States, including for heads of state.
Still, Khan doesn’t believe he’ll get the chance to make them. “I’m confident that Donald Trump’s approach to politics won’t win in America,” he said.
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