Trump suggests allowing Iran to "take out" LA and San Diego during campaign rally
State officials condemned the remarks as dangerous, noting that 13 million people reside in the two metropolitan areas, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.
- Newsom condemned Trump after the president appeared to suggest Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego if it developed a nuclear weapon.
- Trump described the Iran war as “artificial” while saying he wanted a “total victory.”
- Trump argued the conflict was a necessary cost to protect the U.S. and the wider world.
- California officials quickly criticized the remarks, which were met with cheers from rally attendees, though Trump’s exact meaning was unclear.
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The White House responded to Democrats and media reports after a viral video showed Donald Trump suggesting that Iran should destroy major cities like Los Angeles and San Diego.
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing fierce criticism and emerging as a major issue in the midterm elections after stating during a campaign rally that Iran should be allowed to destroy Los Angeles and other cities. At a rally held on Grand Island, Nebraska, on the 5th, Trump said that Iran should “destroy” major U.S. cities like Los Angeles or San Diego.
The Context for Trump's 'Take Out' Los Angeles, San Diego Remarks
President Donald Trump’s remarks about the possibility that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats claiming the president was either calling for a foreign adversary to attack the U.S. or portraying the destruction of two major cities as acceptable collateral damage. That's not our reading of the president's comments.
Donald Trump provokes outrage by arguing that Los Angeles or San Diego could be attacked by Iran as “a small price to pay.”
White House scrambles to clean up Trump’s remark about Iran 'taking out' LA and San Diego, blames the media for airing the video
The White House has a problem. Donald Trump said something about Iran “taking out” Los Angeles and San Diego. People heard it. The video went viral. And now the White House is scrambling to explain what Trump supposedly meant, while blaming the media for airing the video of him saying it. Because apparently the problem […]
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