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During a stop in
Chicago on his first visit to the United States, Khan said he
was "a big fan" of Clinton and hoped she would win the
presidential election in November.
“She’s arguably the most experienced candidate to run to be the
president,” Khan told reporters following a speech to more than
250 academics, diplomats and business people.
“As the father of two daughters, I think the message it sends
when the most powerful politician in the world is a woman is
phenomenal, and hope she wins,” said Khan, who as mayor of
London is arguably one the most influential member of his faith
in western Europe.
Immediately after taking office in May, Khan tangled with Trump
over his proposed ban on allowing Muslim immigrants and refugees
into America, deriding his plan as “ignorant.”
During his roughly 45-minute speech before the Chicago Council
on Global Affairs, Khan did not mention Trump by name but
attacked the positions the New York developer has staked, such
as tightening Muslim immigration into the United States.
“I think to suggest somehow that Muslims aren’t welcome in the
U.S.A., to suggest somehow that being a Muslim isn’t compatible
with being western, unintentionally plays into the hands of
daesh or so-called ISIS,” Khan said.
Trump has offered an evolving stance on Muslim immigration into
the United States since his original December 2015 call for a
ban on Muslims entering the country.
Earlier this summer, he voiced support for limiting the ban to
only countries with known terrorist links. Last month, he
appeared to moderate somewhat on an outright ban by touting the
idea of the United States undertaking “extreme vetting” of
incoming Muslim immigrants, refugees or visitors.
(Reporting by Dave McKinney; Editing by Michael Perry)
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