Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego

Trump is absolutely nuts.

I guess no one told him what is located in San Diego.

In Trump's defense...although he didn't articulate it well, I don't think he was telling Iran to blow up Los Angeles. He's arguing, in Trump-speak, that the Iran war is worth it...they could take out a city, like Los Angeles or San Diego...that would be terrible, that's why we need this war. Now...the clapping and cheering about taking out Los Angeles from the crowd, is just sick, I don't have a way to downplay that one.

Donald Trump Sees Reports of Empty Rally Seats & Calls for Media 'Arrests'
Devanshi Basu
Tue, October 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM CDTDonald Trump Sees Reports of Empty Rally Seats & Calls for Media 'Arrests'
Trump claims venue was "totally MAXED OUT" and blames gaps on fans migrating to lower sections during events.Donald Trump has lashed out at journalists over coverage of his weekend Ohio rally, saying reporters at The New York Times and other outlets deserve to be "arrested." He made the demand on Truth Social on Monday, after he spoke at Butler High School in Vandalia.The president rejected reports that upper-deck sections were empty during his speech
Trump flatly denied that any seats went unfilled. He told followers the venue was "totally MAXED OUT, including all upper sections," and said thousands of supporters never got through the doors. His explanation for any gaps was that fans in the top rows drift toward the floor during his events, a habit he called "migration." He summed up his position this way: "I never have empty seats - Never have, and never will!"The post also accused the press of exaggerating crowds for his rivals while shrinking his own. The media arrest call came in that same message. After all, The Times' Katie Rogers wrote that "several areas of an upper deck were empty" by the end of the speech. NBC News claimed stretches of the upper bleachers sat vacant when Trump walked out, and that the gaps widened over his 93-minute address.The event took place at a high school student activity center that the Ohio High School Athletic Association rates at 4,500 seats. Photos show a lively crowd on the main floor, and the Washington Post described the mood inside as boisterous.Moreover, Donald Trump's Monday post cited Times language about a half-empty arena, but those words came from the paper's report on his rally in Mobile, Alabama, one day earlier. They did not describe the Ohio stop. No official headcount exists to show how many people entered or how many were turned away, so his "migration" theory remains unverified.At the Ohio rally, Trump also campaigned for Sen. Jon Husted, who faces a difficult race against former Sen. Sherrod Brown.

No new wars, now advocates for the description of American cities. If this is an attempt at humor, it just show how sick his mind is. Vote Blue.

Joe : You're probably right, and part of the issue is that he doesn't articulate well. But why did Los Angeles and San Diego come to mind, and not OKC, Miami, or Dallas?

Trump Attacks New York Times Over Photo of Doral Golf Resort
Ewan Palmer
Tue, October 6, 2026 at 3:10 AM CDTDonald Trump has had a full-blown meltdown over a photo used in a New York Times article about his golf resort in Doral, Florida.The 80-year-old president went on two separate tirades on Truth Social on Monday, claiming the outlet deliberately published an edited photo of the exterior of Trump National Doral Miami to make it look "shoddy, filthy, and just plain BAD."Trump compared the photo used in Sunday's New York Times article, in which the resort's clubhouse looks yellowed, blackened, and in desperate need of a paint job, with another photo showing the facade looking pristine white.This is what I have to deal with on a constant basis-Artificial News! The Times is a CROOKED outfit that caters to Lunatics who want to see our Country fail," Trump wrote. "Its numbers are way down due to lack of credibility, and this posting is just a small sample of what I have had to put up with, each and every day, for many years!"Donald Trump's first rant against the photo ran on for 239 words. / Truth Social/Donald TrumpTrump then launched into personal and vile attacks against the Times' chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, who wrote the article, and his longtime nemesis Maggie Haberman, the Times' White House reporter and author of two explosive and damning books about the president."Guys like Liddle' Peter Baker, and Maggot HAGerman, are Third Rate Reporters, who I haven't spoken to in years, but who write about me constantly, never fact checking, or caring, about whether or not their story is true," Trump wrote. "Some day in the not too distant future The Times will be forced to close its dirty doors, and that will be a Great Day for America!"Hours later, Trump continued his rant against the photo while claiming the Times "doctored" the image showing the exterior facade of the Doral resort to "make it look as bad as possible.""These people are STONE COLD LOSERS-Totally dishonest. That's why they're going TO HELL, and their subscription numbers are way down," he added.A view of Trump National Doral's clubhouse in 2024. / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
The golf resort has had its fair share of issues in the past. Trump felt the need to tweet "No bedbugs at Doral" in 2019, calling claims of an infestation a "false and nasty rumor."Those so-called rumors began in 2016 when a guest who had stayed in Doral's Jack Nicklaus villa claimed in a lawsuit that his room was infested with bed bugs. The case was settled the following year."Live, small flying insects" were found in the golf club's kitchen by a health inspector in 2015, and as many as 25 live cockroaches were discovered on the walls and floor near a food prep area.The New York Times article, which also included a picture of a fountain in need of a clean, used Trump National Doral Miami to highlight just how much Trump has eroded presidential norms and decency during his time in the White House.
During his first term, Trump's attempt to host a G7 summit of world leaders at the private golf club caused such bipartisan outrage that he eventually scrapped the idea.Trump is now planning to host a G20 summit at Trump National Doral Miami in December, except this time the idea has received basically no pushback or headlines amid the president's turbulent second term."Let's be honest-in the world of all the bad things he's done, this is pretty small," Paul Rosenzweig, who served as a deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security in President George W. Bush's administration, told the Times."But it is a really good, easily understood example of how he has defined deviancy down."

Trump plans another oil stockpile sell-off with global reserves already 'scarily thin'Ben Werschkul
Ben Werschkul · Washington Correspondent
Tue, October 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM EDTThe US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped by almost 800,000 barrels last week, and the Trump administration moved forward with plans to sell another 40 million barrels in the coming months.New data released on Monday by the US Department of Energy showed the US energy backstop sitting at 283 million barrels, down from 283.77 million the week prior.
That leaves about two weeks of US oil consumption in the reserve amid widespread worries about global stockpiles, which the head of Saudi Arabia's state producer on Monday called "scarily thin."Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, added at an Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday that releasing stockpiles will buy economies some time but won't fix the imbalances that have developed between supply and demand.Yet these withdrawals in the US could soon accelerate after the Trump administration unveiled a request for bids from companies to buy up to 40 million barrels of crude oil from the SPR, with the aim of having the companies return those supplies "with additional premium barrels." The solicitation process is ongoing, and it's unclear if companies will agree to those terms.
The Trump administration continues to wrestle with high energy prices, less than a month before the midterm elections, and is reportedly preparing an executive order to expand access ‌to tax-exempt diesel, with the president confirming on Monday afternoon, "I'll be helping [farmers] with diesel."In recent days, G7 countries - including the US - announced a new set of plans to release up to 100 million barrels of emergency fuel, including "a frontloaded substantial diesel release."A White House official told Yahoo Finance that Trump intends to follow through on a commitment to release a total of 172 million barrels from the SPR, which was announced earlier this year. The US energy backstop already sits at the lowest level seen since October of 1982, and a withdrawal of another 40 million barrels would put the reserve at its lowest level since records began being kept earlier in 1982, as the backstop was still coming online under President Ronald Reagan.
For his part, President Trump continues to project confidence that the US reserves will be quickly refilled. He told a crowd in Alabama over the weekend that, because of an energy deal with Venezuela, "we're going to be filling up very shortly our strategic reserves for nothing." Experts say that, despite Trump's promises, refilling the reserves will be a complex and far-from-free process that could take years.

Trump is a demented human pinball game. Cue him up and he launches into threats, poorly conceived plans and whiny diatribes about how he is a victim. Maybe that comes from being disliked when he was a kid

TXLobo : The most likely large cities in the US that Iran would target if they had the opportunity are Los Angeles, San Diego, and NYC. Trump was making the point they do not have the nuclear power to attack us because of our efforts against them. From AI:
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The closest large U.S. cities to Iran are Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, with distances of approximately 12,187 km, 9,879 km, and 11,800 km respectively.
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Closest Large U.S. Cities to Iran
The following table lists the closest large cities in the United States to Iran, along with their approximate distances:City Distance from Iran (km)
New York City 9,879
San Francisco 11,800
Los Angeles 12,187
These cities represent the nearest major urban areas in the U.S. to Iran, making them significant points of reference for distance.

Joe : They were clapping because they know Iran does not have the nuclear power to attack those cities.

TEXASGIRLMAMMA The closest major US cities to Iran are all on the north east coast. San Diego and Los Angeles are significantly further away than Boston, NY, DC and Chicago.

Joe : Disagree. I've seen the clip several times. IMO, he was saying it would be worth it to lose those cities in order to win the war. Notice he didn't name a city in Florida. Whether he was serious or not, language like that is inexcusable.

TEXASGIRLMAMMA : Not all of them. Right as Trump says, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego," you hear shouts of "Yeah!!" in the background, and that's also when the clapping starts...it tribalistic anti-California garbage, IMO, from a lot of the crowd.

StinksMcNulty : I don't like the way he talks, and I've said it many, many times. But, saying it would be worth it to lose those cities makes no sense in context...losing those cities would do nothing to win the war.