The city's Mayor has come under fire after his Greater London Authority approved plans by protesters to fly the balloon in the centre of London during a demonstration against Mr Trump's visit.
Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan today challenged Mr Khan over the issue, suggesting he had approved it because of personal animosity towards Mr Trump
Mr Khan insisted there is freedom of speech and freedom to protest in the UK and he could not act as a 'censor'.
He said: 'My views are irrelevant. The issue is 'Do they have freedom to protest, freedom to assemble and should they be allowed to do so? If it's peaceful and it's safe they should.'
Morgan asked the mayor if he would have endorsed a giant black baby blimp of Barack Obama in protest during his presidency, or an image depicting Mr Khan as a pig despite that being offensive to Muslims.
Mr Khan said: 'If it's peaceful and if it's safe. Look, I can't be the censor. It's not for me to decide what's in good taste or bad taste.'
The 20ft (6m) high inflatable, dubbed 'Trump baby', has been granted permission to rise above Parliament Square Gardens for two hours on Friday morning.
Mr Khan said he supported the decision taken by the Greater London Authority, adding that it was not for him to be a 'censor'.
Mr Khan and the American leader have engaged in a long-running war of words over issues like crime and terrorism.
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