{"id":134551,"date":"2026-10-09T08:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T03:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=134551"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T03:46:45","slug":"trump-says-comment-on-la-was-misinterpreted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/134551\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says comment on LA was misinterpreted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON(National Times)-  US President Donald Trump on Thursday said comments he made that Iran could \u201ctake out\u201d California cities had been misinterpreted and that he was instead referring to the need for people to tolerate higher gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump made the remarks at a political rally in Nebraska on Monday as he spoke about Americans\u2019 wartime economic sacrifices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRemember, with the war, it\u2019s just artificial, it\u2019s a little bit high, it\u2019s a small price to pay,\u201d he said then. \u201cIt\u2019s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe. They could take out a city. Let \u2018em take out Los Angeles, let \u2018em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay, and it\u2019s going to be over with very soon.\u201d California\u2019s Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans quickly rebuked the remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I was talking about was that a temporary increase in the price of Gasoline is a small price to pay for Iran not having a Nuclear Weapon,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you want to see a big price, can you imagine what it would be like if they bombed San Diego and\/or Los Angeles?\u201d he continued, saying he loved both cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has shrugged off cost-of-living concerns stemming from the Iran conflict before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON(National Times)- US President Donald Trump on Thursday said comments he made that Iran could \u201ctake out\u201d California cities had been misinterpreted and that he was instead referring to the need for people to tolerate higher gas prices. 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