Mr Khan had said people should not be alarmed by an increased police presence on the streets.
But Mr Trump on Sunday accused him of playing down the threat and on Monday said the mayor's clarification of his statement was a "pathetic excuse".
Seven people were killed and 48 injured in the attacks on Saturday night.
After the tragedy, the mayor said: "Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed."
The US president criticised Mr Khan for this but failed to provide the context, writing: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'"
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In response to Mr Trump's attack, a spokesman for the mayor said on Saturday that Mr Khan "has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context" the mayor's remarks.
Mr Trump's attacks on Mr Khan have drawn condemnation from both sides of the Atlantic.His critics have accused him of being insensitive and twisting the mayor's words. Several London Labour Party candidates and parliamentarians called for Mr Trump's state visit to the UK later this year to be cancelled.
"Try to imagine the UK prime minister attacking the Mayor of NYC the day after 9/11," said European Parliament cabinet member Simon O'Connor.
Mr Khan, a Muslim, has previously criticised the president's travel ban.
That ban is against people from six mainly-Muslim countries and is stalled in the courts.
After Mr Trump as a presidential candidate announced his plan to ban Muslim arrivals, Mr Khan told the BBC that he hoped he would "lose badly", adding that he was a "buffoon".
He also called Mr Trump's views on Islam "ignorant", leading the New York billionaire to challenge him to an IQ test.
Mr Trump's attacks on Mr Khan have drawn condemnation from both sides of the Atlantic.His critics have accused him of being insensitive and twisting the mayor's words. Several London Labour Party candidates and parliamentarians called for Mr Trump's state visit to the UK later this year to be cancelled.
"Try to imagine the UK prime minister attacking the Mayor of NYC the day after 9/11," said European Parliament cabinet member Simon O'Connor.
Mr Khan, a Muslim, has previously criticised the president's travel ban.
That ban is against people from six mainly-Muslim countries and is stalled in the courts.
After Mr Trump as a presidential candidate announced his plan to ban Muslim arrivals, Mr Khan told the BBC that he hoped he would "lose badly", adding that he was a "buffoon".
He also called Mr Trump's views on Islam "ignorant", leading the New York billionaire to challenge him to an IQ test.
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