Donald Trump has done it again.

The president has inserted himself and his policies into the middle of an international event fraught with tragedy and misery.

Then he went even farther. He criticized the mayor of London, the latest city victimized by terrorists, allegedly by taking a comment from the mayor out o context.

Seven people are dead in London after terrorists struck near the London Bridge. The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, made some remarks about the attack; Trump said the mayor made a statement about not being concerned about the safety of the city’s residents.

Then the president touted his twice-failed effort to impose a travel ban on people seeking to enter the United States from several Muslim-majority countries.

Let’s back up for a moment.

The London terrorists were home-grown monsters. No “travel ban” would have prevented them from doing what they did. The terror attacks in Belgium and France not too long ago also were perpetrated by citizens of those countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/04/trump-berates-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-terror-attacks

The same can be said about many of the terrorist actions that have occurred in the United States. The Orlando, Fla., massacre was done by an American; the Fort Hood massacre in 2009 was the act of an American — and an Army officer to boot!

How does a travel ban deter those monstrous acts? It doesn’t!

Might it be that Trump’s feud with Mayor Khan is steeped primarily in the fact that the mayor is a Muslim? Might that have more to do with his ridiculous tweet criticizing the mayor’s comment than anything else? Hey, I’m just asking.