# Trump faces backlash after saying Iran could ‘take out Los Angeles’

https://mins.news/en/video/89622

- CNN, 2026-10-07 12:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iptpvV142go

> California officials called Trump’s remarks “dangerous” after he appeared to suggest at a Nebraska rally that Iran could take out Los Angeles or San Diego. He described the consequences of the war with Iran as a “small price to pay” for keeping the world and the United States safe.

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