Legal advisory board condemns Trump's language about the cities
The Daily Record Editorial Advisory BoardIndependent volunteer editorial advisory board of legal professionals
The Daily Record's independent Editorial Advisory Board criticizes Trump's language as showing disregard for millions of people and calls for his cabinet to remove him.
“His language, his disregard for the lives of millions, is very very distressing.”
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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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The independent advisory board criticizes the remarks and calls on Trump's cabinet to remove him. Arthur F. Fergenson and Debra G. Schubert did not participate.
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The opinion considers both Trump's nuclear-threat argument and the possibility that his words could be read as permission for an attack.
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The board identifies two members who did not participate in the opinion.
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Relative to Trump's remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego, the board expressly criticizes his language and calls for removal from office.
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