"Another attack in London by a loser terrorist," the president tweeted, going on to say that the unnamed attackers were "sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard.""Must be proactive!" Trump added, suggesting that British police was familiar with the attacker who perpetrated the attack and could have prevented it.Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
Trump then went on to claim that most attackers use the Internet to instigate assaults and to incite potential attackers to carry out attacks, and that security forces should amp up their efforts to clamp down on terrorism. "Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better," he wrote in an additional tweet.He then penned a third tweet, this time using the incident to bring up the extended travel ban he has been attempting to reinstate in order to forbid migrants from Arab-majority countries from entering the US. "The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!" he retorted, taking a jab at critics of the executive order.Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
In one final tweet concerning the manner, he wrote: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!"When asked about Trump's comments, May said: "I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation."She also said that the police and security services were doing all they could to identify those responsible for the "cowardly attack."The US president made similar comments in June after Britain was hit by terror attacks on the London Bridge.Britain met Trump's comments levelly, flatly denying that security forces are aware of a specific attacker as of yet. A police spokeswoman told CNN on Friday afternoon that Trump's comment was "pure speculation given we don't know who [is] involved. Any speculation is unhelpful."The president later told reporters that he intended to call May and dubbed the attack a "terrible thing."President Trump later spoke about the attack at Joint Base Andrew in Maryland, calling May a "wonderful woman" and relaying his sympathy to the people of Britain. Reuters contributed to this report.The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017