Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: LA and San Diego residents ‘horrified’ by Trump’s comment: ‘obsessed with us’

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As Angelenos bemoan ‘sad situation’, those in San Diego say remark a ‘disservice’ to town with multiple naval basesDonald Trump’s extraordinary implication that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked condemnation across the political spectrum. As residents of the two major west coast cities awoke on Tuesday to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/southern-california-late-season-heatwave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">another sweltering day</a> in a record-breaking heatwave, the president’s comments sent blood boiling even higher.Jessica, a 28-year-old Los Angeles hair stylist, was scrolling through social media early on Tuesday morning and was shocked to see that Trump had just suggested Iran should decimate her home town. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/trump-iran-threat-san-diego-los-angeles-reaction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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