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Trump Iran city remarks backlash

At a Nebraska rally, President Donald Trump suggested Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego, calling the loss of the two cities a "small price to pay." The remarks drew condemnation from California leaders including Governor Gavin Newsom and Republican congressional candidate Jim Desmond, who rejected the idea of writing off American cities.

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Trump’s suggestion that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego draws Republican rebuke

Congressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’ A Republican candidate in San Diego has criticized Donald Trump after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” the city or Los Angeles. Trump has faced a chorus of condemnation from Democratic leaders in California after his comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday night. Republicans have largely remaine…

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