# White House defends Trump comment that Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego

https://mins.news/en/item/88278

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 14:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6r7yn8pknyxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump’s remark that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego has drawn fierce criticism from California leaders. Gavin Newsom called it “deranged and dangerous”, while the White House said Trump was warning that the cities would have faced a nuclear threat if Iran had not been stopped.

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