Families Told to ‘Get Used to Terror’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said during a trip to the U.S. that living with terror attacks is just “part and parcel” of the experience of living in a big city.

At an event last week in the Big Apple called “Building Progressive, Inclusive Cities,” Khan, a Muslim, told New Yorkers they should just get used to Islamic terror, Townhall.com reported.

“Why doesn’t he turn his energies to speaking to the radical elements of his faith?” said one Boston businessman.

Khan later elaborated on his remarks when he told the London Evening Standard, “It is a reality, I’m afraid, that London, New York, other major cities around the world have got to be prepared for these sorts of things. That means being vigilant, having a police force that is in touch with communities. It means the security services being ready, but also it means exchanging ideas and best practice.”

This from a man who travels with a security detail — so where does this leave everyday city dwellers?

Also, “inclusive cities,” apparently, are those that put up with annoying collateral realities like pipe bombs in dumpsters and mall attacks on children and families.

“I’m not ready to throw in the towel on terrorism, and I have no power whatsoever,” said one 27-year-old millennial businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. “Why doesn’t [this mayor] turn his energies to speaking to the radical elements of his faith — and use the influential microphone he has been given?”

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Khan is a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton — and she returns that support. After he was elected mayor, she tweeted — “Son of a Pakistani bus driver, champion of worker’s rights and human rights, and now Mayor of London. Congrats, @SadiqKhan.”

Khan, who was elected in May 2016, was in the United States on a business trip when he made his comments.

He made the most of that trip. On Sept. 20, an op-ed he penned together with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo entitled, “Our Immigrants, Our Strength,” confirmed their support for waves of immigrants to their shores — as well as giving the immigrants a number of expensive benefits.

“We will do our part, too,” the generous progressive leadership trio asserted. “Our cities pledge to continue to stand for inclusivity, and that is why our cities support services and programs that help all residents, including our diverse immigrant communities, feel welcome, so that every resident feels part of our great cities.”

“Does anyone remember what being a leader even is?” said one mom.

They continued, “In New York and Paris, for example, municipal ID programs have achieved great success in increasing a sense of belonging among immigrants and allowing for greater access to services like bank accounts and veterans benefits and city resources like libraries and cultural institutions.”

No word on how taxpayers in their cities feel about this largesse — that they themselves will fund out of their paychecks. Also, no word on how American veterans waiting in line for services feel about this generosity.

“So they are pledging to take care of immigrants but throw up their hands when it comes to terror?” one Reading, Massachusetts, mom of four asked. “It is Khan’s duty — and de Blasio’s duty — to end terror, and that starts by having the guts to call it what it is. Does anyone remember what being a leader even is?”

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Khan enjoyed his trip to the U.S., throwing the first pitch at New York’s Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Minnesota Twins.