Trump on Iran: "Let them take out Los Angeles"

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President Trump appeared to suggest that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego while speaking at a campaign event in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday night. "It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe," the president said about the Iran war. "They can take out a city. Let them take — let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That's — this is a very small price to pay, and it's going to be over with very soon." California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) quickly condemned the comments, calling the president "deranged and dangerous." "After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous," he wrote on social media. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said the president was referring to what could have happened if the U.S. had not attacked Iran. "The media freakout over Pres