Democratic National Committee calls the remark 'disgusting and dangerous'
Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National Committee, official X account
The Democratic National Committee wrote on X, "Trump's new message on his Iran war: 'Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.' Disgusting and dangerous. End the war and hold him accountable."
“Disgusting and dangerous. End the war and hold him accountable.”
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What did Trump mean when he said 'Let them take out Los Angeles' at a Nebraska rally?
At a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on October 5, 2026, President Donald Trump called the costs of the Iran war "a small price to pay for keeping the world safe" and said, "They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." The passage followed remarks about the midterm elections and did not mention nuclear weapons; Trump had said earlier in the speech that Iran will not have one. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mayors of Los Angeles and San Diego and other critics said Trump was inviting attacks on the two cities or treating them as an acceptable price for the war. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said Trump was stating that U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran had not been stopped. The dispute is over what Trump meant.
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Post by the Democratic National Committee's X account, quoting a clip of the rally remark.
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The post, quoting a video clip of the rally remark, opens: "Trump's new message on his Iran war: 'Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.'"
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This is the end of the post.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether Trump's remark meant Iranian attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego would be an acceptable price for the war, as critics read it, rather than that the war prevents a nuclear Iran from being able to attack them, as the White House says. The committee quotes the remark as Trump's "new message" on the war and calls it "Disgusting and dangerous," condemning the remark without spelling out a reading of it. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization, but the post criticizes the remark itself rather than disputing any description of it. Evidence: the committee's own post on X.
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Read the full caseTodd Gloria says no American city should be "an acceptable price to pay" and asks Trump to retract the remark
“No American city, regardless of its politics or geography, should ever be described as expendable or an acceptable price to pay.”Read statement
White House Rapid Response account says Trump meant stopping a nuclear Iran
Rapid Response 47
“He was saying the U.S. is fighting to STOP Iran from having the ability to take out LA and San Diego with a nuclear weapon”Read statement
Cheung says Trump meant U.S. cities would have been threatened by a nuclear Iran
“He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped.”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Democratic National Committee calls the remark 'disgusting and dangerous'". First published: 2026-10-06. Last updated: 2026-10-06. https://disputeindex.com/events/4888-the-democratic-national-committee-wrote-on-x-trump