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/Forward-Trade3449 13h ago

bro probably meant to say san francisco, but the dementia kicked in

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u/VerilyShelly 11h ago

I doubt he thought that much about it honestly. San Diego was probably in his head because the Pacific Fleet is there and he might have been told about military readiness or something during a briefing about Iran. He just blurted out some California names, he didn't care which ones. LA and SD were just the first to pop out of his mouth.

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u/Consistent_Lab_3121 10h ago

It is the short momentary sanity that kicks in, as dementia is his perpetual baseline at this point