Newsom rips Trump over ‘let ’em take Los Angeles’ remark
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed President Trump as “deranged and dangerous” after he suggested Iran could “take out” two major U.S. cities located in the Golden State if the country developed a nuclear weapon.
Trump made the comment during remarks at a political rally in Grand Island, Neb., on Monday, in which he defended his administration’s military operations against Iran despite rising costs for U.S. consumers amid the conflict.
“It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe,” the president said, before adding that Tehran could “take out a city.”
“Let ‘em take out Los Angeles, let ‘em take out San Diego,” he continued. “This is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon.”
Newsom, who is weighing a presidential run in 2028, accused Trump of encouraging attacks on these two California cities.
“After sending the National Guard to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego,” the governor wrote in a social media post. “He is deranged and dangerous.”
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
Other California officials joined the governor in denouncing the remarks.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (D) wrote in a social media post that his city was “not collateral damage.”
“We are not expendable,” Gloria added. “And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) also condemned the president’s comments.
“His statements against our city are dangerous and could potentially compromise our safety,” Bass wrote on social platform X.
“The role of the president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives,” she continued. “In the face of irresponsible threats, as Angelenos, we know how to stand together and protect our city.”
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