‘Take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego? Trump is beyond irresponsible | Ted Widmer
We appear to be entering a new era, in which political desperation at home leads to increasingly unhinged threats abroad Donald Trump was in Nebraska on Monday, and though his long rally speech had elements of a performance, this was no Bruce Springsteen album. He offered another dark meditation on a world spiraling out of control, one in which the destruction of American cities is increasingly a…
Donald Trump's recent remarks about the potential destruction of American cities, if Americans fail to trust him, have sparked outrage and concern. During a rally in Nebraska, the president suggested that Iran could launch a nuclear attack and "take out" Los Angeles or San Diego. This alarming statement drew immediate criticism from California leaders, who dismissed Trump's claims as alarmist and irresponsible.
Former White House speechwriter, Ted Widmer, and editor of American Speeches and The Living Declaration, expressed his disapproval of Trump's language, highlighting the dangers of such extreme rhetoric.
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