Los Angeles and San Diego. 

Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
LA Times
Iris Kwok, Richard Winton, Ana Ceballos
Mon, October 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM EDT

President Trump, speaking at a campaign rally Monday, suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego — a comment that was possibly in jest but brought a quick reaction from leaders in California.

Trump said he wanted to “see a tremendous victory” in the November election, “’cause it verifies all the things we did. And again, remember, with the war it’s just artificial, it’s a little bit high.”

“It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” he continued. “They can take out a city, let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.”

The crowd cheered.

His comment was met with criticism from California leaders — including at least one Trump-endorsedRepublican candidate from San Diego.

Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on X: “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.”

Then from his press office account: “Let’s be clear: The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is. And we will continue to remind folks of that every day.”

“San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.”

Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator and made attacks on news outlets.

He was in Grand Island, Neb., encouraging residents of the deep-red state to vote as if he were on the ballot.

White House communications director Steven Cheung pushed back on the criticism on X.


“The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality. He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn’t been stopped. America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money,” he wrote.

It was unclear whether Trump’s comments were based on any intelligence, and it’s far from clear that Iran has anywhere near the capability for a missile attack on the U.S.

In March, Iran launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island that is home to a strategic U.K.-U.S. military base. The Associated Press reported at the time that Iran has a self-imposed limit on its ballistic missile program, limiting the range to 1,240 miles. Diego Garcia is well outside that range. U.S. officials, however, long have alleged that Iran’s space program could allow it to build intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Also in March, law enforcement agencies across California were warned that the Iran war could lead to a surprise drone attack in the Golden State. But sources told The Times there’s no credible intelligence to support it and officials said they did not take it seriously.

Trump has long had a strained relationship with Los Angeles, where he struggled to garner traction for his business ventures.

In 2019, he went on a highly publicized trip to San Diego to tout his border wall.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a statement called Trump’s remarks “dangerous,” saying they could “potentially compromise our safety.”

“The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives,” she said.

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) also criticized Trump for his comments on Monday evening, writing on X, “The President says the Iran war will end ‘very soon.’ How many times have we heard that promise? And if it means attacks on two major American cities in the process, he is not troubled by the cost.”

Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front-runner who spent decades representing the Los Angeles area in Congress, said on X, “Thirteen million Californians call LA and San Diego counties home. Their lives are not a ‘small price to pay’ or a punchline for Donald Trump.”

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Gay and Married Cabinet Member Says Trump Tells Him He’s ‘Breaking Melania’s Friends’ Hearts’ Because He’s off the Market
People
Joseph Konig
Mon, October 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM EDT

NEED TO KNOW
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview over the weekend that President Donald Trump tells him he’s breaking the hearts of first lady Melania Trump’s friends

In Bessent’s telling, the first lady’s friends ask to be introduced and are told that he is gay

Bessent, 64, is the highest-ranking LGBTQ official in U.S. history and the first Senate-confirmed, openly gay Cabinet secretary to serve in a Republican administration

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview over the weekend that President Donald Trump tells him he’s breaking the hearts of first lady Melania Trump’s friends after they ask to be introduced and are told he is gay.

“He’ll occasionally tell me: ‘You’re breaking Melania’s friends’ hearts. They see you on TV and they want an intro, and we have to break the news to them,’” Bessent said on The Axios Show, published Saturday, Oct. 3.

Bessent, 64, is the highest-ranking LGBTQ official in U.S. history and the first Senate-confirmed, openly gay Cabinet secretary to serve in a Republican administration. He’s only the second ever after Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

He married John Freeman, a former New York City prosecutor, in 2011. The couple has two children, Cole and Caroline.

In the Axios interview, Bessent said he didn’t think his sexuality held him back in his lucrative financial career after he declined to go to the U.S. Naval Academy as a teenager in 1979, in part because he was gay.

“In 1979, when I was 17 years old, I wanted to fight for my country. My father had just experienced extreme financial difficulties. I wanted to attend the U.S. Naval Academy,” Bessent said during his confirmation hearing in January 2025. “I was offered by our congressman in the sixth district of South Carolina an appointment but was unable to take that appointment because of my sexual preference.”


“I sit here knowing that President Trump chose me because he believes I’m the best candidate, not because of my sexual preference, not because treasury secretaries with green eyes do better,” Bessent continued last year. “And I think it is a tribute to President Trump that he looks at people as people.”

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In the Axios interview, Bessent reiterated that Trump is unbothered by his sexuality, adding the anecdote the president tells about the first lady’s friends.

“I think that’s one of the reasons we have such a great team,” Bessent said.

The former hedge fund manager who used to work for Democratic megadonor George Soros and donated to Democratic presidential campaigns started giving to Trump’s political operation after the 2016 election and became a major fundraiser to the 2024 campaign.

He served as an economic adviser on the 2024 campaign and was nominated to serve as treasury secretary after Trump won.

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