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'Let 'em take out Los Angeles': Trump sparks fury after barb suggesting Iran destroy LA, San Diego

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Vedomosti
“Трамп назвал небольшой ценой возможную гибель Лос-Анджелеса в войне с Ираном”
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Al Jazeera English
“Trump jokes about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego”

At a campaign rally in Nebraska, US President Donald Trump joked about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego.

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The Guardian – World
“Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego”

Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’ Leaders in California have denounced Donald Trump as “reckless” and “deranged” after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego – two liberal cities in the blue state that has been a frequent target of his administration. At a rally in ruby red Nebraska on Monday night, Trump told supporters that he hoped to see a “tremendous victory” in the…

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Meduza
“Трамп заявил, что если Иран уничтожит Лос-Анджелес и Сан-Диего, это будет «небольшой ценой». Мэры городов ответили президенту, что они «не расходный материал”

Иран мог бы «уничтожить» Лос-Анджелес или Сан-Диего, сказал президент США Дональд Трамп на митинге в Гранд-Айленде, штат Небраска. На чем было основано его заявление, неясно. The Los Angeles Times отмечает, что таким образом президент, вероятно, пошутил во время своего «путаного» выступления в поддержку сенатора-республиканца Пита Рикеттса.

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SAPO Notícias
“Trump sugere que deixaria o Irão “eliminar” Los Angeles ou San Diego e provoca indignação nos EUA”

Donald Trump provocou uma forte reação na Califórnia depois de sugerir, durante um comício no Nebraska, que o Irão poderia “eliminar” Los Angeles ou San Diego.

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The Jerusalem Post
“Let 'em take out Los Angeles': Trump sparks fury after barb suggesting Iran destroy LA, San Diego”

"It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe. They could take out a city. Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego," Trump said.

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Rzeczpospolita
“Trump: Atak Iranu na los Angeles albo San Diego to niewielka cena za bezpieczeństwo USA”

Prezydent Donald Trump zasugerował podczas wiecu wyborczego w Nebrasce, że w przypadku wojny z Iranem możliwy atak na Los Angeles lub San Diego byłby „niewielką ceną” za zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa Stanów Zjednoczonych. Wypowiedź wywołała natychmiastową reakcję władz Kalifornii.

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PBS News
“Trump draws cheers, then criticism for musing about Iran taking out U.S. cities”

"They could take out a city," he said. "Let 'em take out Los Angeles. Let 'em take out San Diego."

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BBC News – World
“White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego”

Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.

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Haaretz
“Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego”

Trump said the U.S. should accept the potential cost of the Iran war to keep Americans safe, prompting criticism from California Democrats and some Republicans who said no U.S. city should be considered expendable

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The Guardian – World
“LA and San Diego residents ‘horrified’ by Trump suggesting Iran bomb them”

As Angelenos bemoan ‘sad situation’, those in San Diego say remark a ‘disservice’ to town with multiple naval bases Donald Trump’s extraordinary implication that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked condemnation across the political spectrum. As residents of the two major west coast cities awoke on Tuesday to another sweltering day in a record-breaking heatwave, the president’s comments sent blood boiling even higher. Jessica, a 28-year-old Los Angeles hair stylist, was…

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