For 10 years there has been a constant to and fro in the feud between London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the current US President Donald Trump.
To say the pair do not get on would be a more than fair statement, with he pair publicly trading insults at each other since the start of 2015.
And things have continued this week with Trump labelling Khan a “nasty person” ahead of his planned official state visit to the UK in September.
But what kicked things off? And why don’t they like each other?
Read on for our timeline of their ongoing rows and swipes and how things are continue to rumble to this day.
2015
Things initially kicked off between the pair as early as 2015 when then London Mayor hopeful Sadiq Khan had something to say about a planned policy Trump had declared while on the campaign trail, during this first stint as US President.
Donald Trump upset an entire religion when he made sweeping statements about Muslims, and said that he would make a presidential campaign pledge to ban Muslims from the US.
Sadiq Khan, a Muslim himself, said it was an “outrageous policy” and spoke of his desire to see him lose.
2016
Khan was elected into office and became London’s mayor - which meant that he would be coming into direct contact with Trump, if elected into the White House.
After Khan was elected as winner, Trump suggested the London mayor would be exempt from his proposed travel ban on Muslims, saying he would “make an exception”, adding that he believed the appointment of Khan was a “good thing”.
But this did not go down well in the UK capital, with Khan hitting back accusing Trump of playing into the hands of extremist Muslims with his “ignorant” comments.
Khan told the BBC: “I think Donald Trump has ignorant views about Islam. It is not just about me. I don’t want to be the exception to be allowed to go into America.
“It’s not about me. It’s about my friends, my family and others from all over the world.
“My concern is he is playing into the hands of extremists who say its not compatible to be western and be mainstream Muslim.”
Trump hit back warning Khan he had a long memory, saying: “I will remember those statements. They are very nasty statements.”
2017
Following terrorist attacks in Borough Market and around London Bridge, Trump hit out at Khan again, and appeared to say he was not taking the atrocities seriously enough as a leader of London.
Eight people were killed and many more injured when three attackers ploughed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before launching a knife attack in nearby Borough Market.
The terrorists were shot dead by police, who arrived at the scene of the attack within eight minutes.
Trump hit out at Khan’s management of the situation on Twitter, saying it was ridiculous that he had told the public there was “no reason to be alarmed”, but this quote was incorrect.
Khan had actually said in a statement that the public should not be alarmed by the increased police presence on London’s streets, as the officers were there to provide support and a visible presence.
Khan released another statement saying he “had more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks”.
Trump followed up with another tweet, saying this was a “pathetic excuse” that he had come up with.
In June, Khan made calls for the UK Government to cancel a planned visit by Trump and said he had no idea what the issue was with him.”
He said in an interview with the Guardian: “We’re not schoolchildren. He’s the president of the United States, so I’m unclear what his beef is with me.”
The UK Government did not cancel Trump’s visit.
Khan’s London Mayor office then gave permission for anti-Trump activists to fly a protest blimp of Trump as a crying baby in a nappy.
2018
Protests took place when Trump arrived in the UK, includng the blimp which Khan’s office had okayed, which flew above Westminster during marches and protests.
During his visit, Trump said Khan was doing a “terrible job” knocking down on crime statistics for the capital.
2019
Trump was accused of trying to influence the UK General Election, by backing the-then Conservative party leader Boris Johnson.
He defied diplomatic agreements to stay out of elections in other nations and in The Sun, backed Johnson to succeed former leader Theresa May.
In the same chat he also hit out at the Duchess of Sussex, calling Meghan Markle “nasty”.
Khan, waded into the debate, calling the American leader a”racist”.
He said: “This is a man who also tried to exploit Londoners’ fears following a horrific terrorist attack on our city, amplified the tweets of a British far-right racist group, denounced as fake news the robust scientific evidence warning of the dangers of climate change, and is now trying to interfere shamelessly in the Conservative party leadership race by backing Boris Johnson because he believes it would enable him to gain an ally in Number 10 for his divisive agenda.
“President Donald Trump is just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat. The far right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than 70 years.”
Jeremy Corbyn also spoke on the events, adding: “President Trump’s attempt to decide who will be Britain’s next prime minister is an entirely unacceptable interference in our country’s democracy. The next prime minister should be chosen not by the US president, nor by 100,000 unrepresentative Conservative party members, but by the British people in a general election.”
Trump hit back, describing Khan as “a stone cold loser” and “very dumb”.
Khan’s office accused Trump of “childish insults” .
2021
The war of words went quiet as Trump left office in January 2021, after serving his first term as US President.
2023/24
When it became clear that Trump was running to serve a second term as US President, Khan was quick to issue warnings publicly.
Khan denounced Trump and urged people to vote for Kamala Harris as he sat down for an interview with POLITICO in New York.
He warned that the “world was watching” and warned electing Trump would have “far reaching” consequences for the globe.
In November, when Trump won his second term, Khan again spoke out and said many Londoners would be "fearful" about what it would "mean for democracy".
He did however backtrack and said he "wanted to work closely with the American president" ahead of his inauguration in January.
The London mayor said as somebody "who believes in democracy, and voting and elections, we should recognise the fact that Donald Trump is the elected president of the United States".
But he added: "Let's keep our fingers crossed that this president is different from the last time he was president."
2025
In the last week, Trump has reignited the pair’s row, calling Khan a "nasty person" who has done "a terrible job".
During time spent with Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland, he called Khan a “nasty person”.
Asked if he would visit London during his official state visit in September, Trump said: "I will, I'm not a fan of your mayor, I think he's done a terrible job.
"A nasty person, I think."
Keir Starter did then jump into the conversation to stop it escalating, claiming "He's a friend of mine."
But the president added: "I think he's done a terrible job but I will certainly visit London, I hope so."
Khan responded in an official statement, saying: "Sadiq is delighted that President Trump wants to come to the greatest city in the world.
"He'd see how our diversity makes us stronger not weaker; richer, not poorer.
"Perhaps these are the reasons why a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship under his presidency."
