White House pushes back on characterization of Trump’s Iran comments on LA, San Diego

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White House Headlines - October 6, 2026

White House Headlines - October 6, 2026

The White House pushed back on critics’ characterization of President Trump’s comments at a rally on Monday evening suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. 

“The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality,” White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. 

“He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn’t been stopped. America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air........

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