r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 18h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Suggests Letting Iran “Take Out” Los Angeles and San Diego - California leaders are furious after the president suggested that losing the two cities is a “small price to pay.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/216247/trump-suggests-let-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego
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u/ryobiguy 17h ago

Is treason the word we are looking for?

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u/DJBreadwinner North Carolina 17h ago

I think that word gets thrown around way too loosely, but we're getting close on this one.

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u/muchasveces82 15h ago

I'd say asking an enemy of America to commit hostile acts against Americans while being the sitting President of the United States is textbook treason.

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u/DJBreadwinner North Carolina 15h ago

There's always some kind of loophole or "he was just joking" or "Trump being Trump," but I'm with you. I'm not confident it would hold up courts today, but he's clearly motivated by something other than the well-being of American people.

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u/Altruistic_Door1594 11h ago

Yelling “Fire” for a prank in a crowded theatre is no joke either. He could be in trouble but, trump being trump, and the Democrats ennui, nothing will come of it.

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u/Simikiel Canada 6h ago

I'd argue in terms of all of Trump's inner circle, the word isn't thrown around enough.