Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles, San Diego
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday. | DOUG MILLS / THE NEW YORK TIMES
Oct 7, 2026
LOS ANGELES – U.S. President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could “take out” a major U.S. city such as Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California’s Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans.
Trump, speaking at a political rally in the state’s farm belt on Monday, discussed American wartime economic sacrifices and said he is determined to “see a tremendous victory, because it verifies all the things we did.”
“And again, remember, with the war, it’s just artificial, it’s a little bit high, it’s a small price to pay,” he told the crowd in Grand Island, Nebraska, apparently referring to rising prices of fuel, fertilizer and other products attributed to energy market disruptions from the war.
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