'Bigot' Trump 'Not Welcome' in London Borough After Council Vote

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on deregulation at the White House, on December 14. The Royal Borough of Greenwich took umbrage with the president’s retweeting of violent videos put out by far-right group... REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A London local council called President Donald Trump a "bigot" for his recent controversial retweets and passed a motion Friday that stated he "would not be welcome" in the borough during his expected United Kingdom state visit.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich took umbrage with the president's retweeting of violent videos put out by far-right group Britain First, which is widely viewed as Islamophobic in the U.K.

"Council further notes with sadness the president's bigoted attitude toward women and ethnic minorities which has resulted in examples of division and hatred within the U.S.," the council stated according to The Independent.

The council specifically called for the U.K. government to cancel Trump's expected visit next year, which Prime Minister Theresa May had yet to revoke despite her own blasting of Trump's questionable social media messages.

"As such, council calls upon the government to abandon plans to invite Donald Trump on a state visit to the U.K." the council said.

The council's president went even further, deriding Trump's "policies" and "ideology."

"This borough's commitment to maintaining a strong and vibrant community is incompatible with the ideology and policies espoused by President Trump," the president said.

The exorbitant security expenses for a potential Trump visit, the council stated, would do more good as charitable donations.

In the absence of a schedule for the controversial state visit, Trump was invited for a less formal "working visit" for the opening of Washington's new embassy in London next year.

The U.S. ambassador to London, Woody Johnson, said Tuesday that he was sure Trump would still visit in 2018.

"Absolutely, I think he will come," Johnson told the BBC. He added that Trump and May's back-and-forth over the violent retweets were "probably misinterpreted" and that the so-called special relationship between the two nations was still "very, very good."

It remains unclear exactly when Trump will head across the pond. May had invited him for a visit earlier this year, but widespread protests across the U.K. led to an indefinite postponement.

Trump is wildly unpopular in the U.K., and his outbursts on social media have only made matters worse. Following the Manchester concert bombing in May, Trump called the terrorists "evil losers," but a month later said London Mayor Sadiq Khan had provided a "pathetic excuse" after the London Bridge attack.

"Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!" Trump tweeted.

Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017

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