White House denies Trump suggested Iran should 'take out' US cities
“The White House pushed back on Tuesday after Democrats accused President Donald Trump of suggesting Iran should "take out" the major US cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. Viral footage showed comment…”
Viral footage showed comments by Trump at a midterm elections rally in Nebraska on Monday, where he said high oil prices from the Iran war were justified by the need to stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. "It's a little bit high.
It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," Trump said. "They can take out a city. Let them take, let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego.
This is a very small price to pay, and it's going to be over with very soon. "Democrats — who control the state of California where both Los Angeles and San Diego are located — accused the 80-year-old Republican president of encouraging Iran to hit the two urban centres.
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"Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous," California Governor Gavin Newsom said on X.After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
He is deranged and dangerous.https://t.co/N4JQfecAYo— Gavin Newsom (@Gavin.
Newsom)October 6, 2026"The nuclear annihilation of an American city is no laughing matter," Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the US House of Representatives, said on X.The nuclear annihilation of an American city is no laughing matter.— Hakeem Jeffries (@Rep. Jeffries)October 6, 2026But the White House insisted Trump was talking about the threat posed by Iran, branding it a "media freakout" that was "not rooted in reality".
"He was clearly stating US cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped," White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on X.The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality. He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped.
America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money.https://t.co/Loa1ov. YwUC— Steven Cheung (@Steven.
Cheung47)October 6, 2026The White House's Rapid Response account on X took issue with a. Los Angeles Timesheadline saying Trump had suggested "letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego". "No, he didn't, you buffoons.
He was saying the US is fighting to STOP Iran from having the ability to take out LA and San Diego with a nuclear weapon — which they would if they had the chance," it said. No, he didn't, you buffoons.
He was saying the U.S. is fighting to STOP Iran from having the ability to take out LA and San Diego with a nuclear weapon — which they would if they had the chance.https://t.co/KvNJB3nGH6— Rapid Response 47 (@Rapid.
Response47)October 6, 2026Trump is hitting the road in the last month before the midterms amid Republican fears that voter anger over the Iran war and high prices could cost them control of Congress. Read More:Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas
Written by Sheheryar Munawar
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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