Politicians slam Trump’s suggestion that Iran ‘take’ San Diego, Los Angeles

Members of the Republican Party have joined Democrats in questioning remarks made by United States President Donald Trump about the California cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. Much of the backlash came on Tuesday, a day after Trump told a midterm rally in Nebraska that Americans should be willing to make sacrifices to gain victory in the US-Israeli war against Iran. Those sacrifices, he implied, could include the destruction of American cities, in case of an Iranian attack. “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” Trump said, seemingly in reference to the knock-on effects of the war, including rising fuel and fertiliser prices. “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles.