{
  "id": 12650459,
  "title": "‘Take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego? Trump is beyond irresponsible | Ted Widmer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/take-out-los-angeles-and-san-diego-trump-is-beyond-irresponsible-ted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/07/trump-speech-los-angeles-san-diego"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump's LA, San Diego remarks ‘treasonous’, says California Governor Newsom; lawmakers demand apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trumps-la-san-diego-remarks-treasonous-says-california-governor",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:26:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Outrage as Trump suggests Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles, San Diego",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/outrage-as-trump-suggests-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:28:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Trump’s comment about Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego was incoherent, not malicious",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trumps-comment-about-iran-nuking-los-angeles-and-san-diego-was",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:04:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump’s LA and San Diego comments ‘dangerous, if not treasonous’, says Newsom – US politics live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trumps-la-and-san-diego-comments-dangerous-if-not-treasonous-says",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:14:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "The electoral cost of Trump’s remarks that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-electoral-cost-of-trumps-remarks-that-iran-could-take-out-la-or",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:44:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Bass 'horrified' by Trump remarks about Los Angeles, San Diego",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/bass-horrified-by-trump-remarks-about-los-angeles-san-diego",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:57:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}