"Insane and dangerous": Newsom reacts after Trump suggested that Iran could "attack" Los Angeles or San Diego

"Insane and dangerous": Newsom reacts after Trump suggested Iran could "attack" Los Angeles or San Diego The president mentioned the two cities during a rally in Nebraska and said that an attack there would be a "small price" to pay. - 4 minutes reading The tension between Donald Trump and California authorities escalated again after the U.S. president suggested during a political event that Iran could "attack" Los Angeles or San Diego in the context of the war. Governor Gavin Newsom's reaction was immediate and joined the criticisms of the mayors of both cities, who questioned the scope of the mandate and its possible implications for security. The controversy over Donald Trump's statements about Iran and California The episode occurred during a Republican rally held in Grand Island, Nebraska, where Trump defended the need for war with Iran and spoke about the costs resulting from the conflict. In this context, the president made an explicit reference to two of California's major cities, which provoked an immediate response from state and municipal authorities. Information published by The New York Times indicates that California authorities reacted after Trump seemed to suggest that Iran could attack Los Angeles and San Diego if it developed a nuclear weapon. President Trump presented the costs associated with the war as a reduced price in order to keep the United States safe. Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of putting California at the center of the threat Governor Gavin Newsom responded through his social media and linked Trump's statements to the military measures that, in his view, the federal government had already taken in California. Newsom wrote that after sending the National Guard and the Marines to "occupy California," Trump was now saying that foreign enemies of the United States should "attack" Los Angeles and San Diego. In the same post, the governor described the president as "insane and dangerous." Newsom's reaction occurred a few hours after the presidential speech and quickly turned the episode into a new political dispute between the White House and the government of California. The governor focused on the contradiction that, from his perspective, exists between the responsibility to protect the state's inhabitants and a presidential statement that names two Californian cities as potential targets of a foreign attack. Todd Gloria responds to Trump: San Diego refuses to be considered "collateral damage" The municipal government of San Diego also questioned the statements. Its mayor, Todd Gloria, directly questioned the idea that the city could be exposed as a consequence of a decision related to the war. In his message published on social media, Gloria stated that San Diego is not "collateral damage," that its inhabitants are not dispensable, and that the city can never be considered "a small price to pay." The mayor concluded his statement with a request for San Diego to be excluded from what he described as an irresponsible conversation about the war. Karen Bass warns about the safety of Los Angeles From Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass also reacted to the presidential statements. Her message focused especially on the consequences such a statement could have for the city's safety. Bass maintained that the President of the United States had suggested that a foreign government attack Los Angeles and stated that the statements could potentially compromise the city's security. The mayor also argued that the function of a president should be to protect the country and not to threaten it or incite attacks against American citizens. She also added that, in the face of what she defined as irresponsible threats, the inhabitants of Los Angeles know how to stay united and protect their city.