Trump accuses London of wanting 'Sharia law' in UN speech, mayor hits back

President Donald Trump accused London of wanting Sharia law during his U.N. speech, prompting Mayor Sadiq Khan to call Trump a "racist" and "Islamophobic."

President Donald Trump, left, called London Mayor Sadiq Khan "terrible" on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, during his U.N. General Assembly speech in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When asked about the comments, London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the BBC, "I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he is Islamophobic." 

"People are wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive and successful city, that means I appear to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump's head," Khan continued. 

"I think one of the advantages of having a special relationship with the USA is obviously when it comes to trade, when it comes to ministry alliances, when it comes to other areas we work close together, but it should also mean you got the confidence to call them out when they are wrong. I think President Trump is wrong in many, many ways," he also said. 

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President Donald Trump rides an escalator at the United Nations on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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Trump compared the situation to the United States’ own border crisis under the Biden administration, which led to millions of people entering the country illegally.   

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall, Cameron Arcand and Diana Stancy contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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