Dems’ latest Trump attack backfires as frequent critics refuse to play along

Several of President Donald Trump's usual media critics have rejected a Democratic line of attack over remarks he made at a Monday rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. While discussing the war with Iran and the danger of Tehran acquiring a nuclear weapon, Trump said Iran could take out a city, adding that letting them take out Los Angeles or San Diego would be a very small price to pay. Democrats and several media outlets portrayed the comments as Trump suggesting Iran be allowed to strike those California cities. An account called Headquarters, formerly run as KamalaHQ and before that BidenHQ, helped spread the clip, according to Fox News.

Journalists who often scrutinize the president disagreed. The Atlantic's Michael Scherer said Trump's point was that the two cities would face nuclear danger had he not gone to war. CNN fact checker Daniel Dale said the paraphrase was likely wrong, noting Trump has repeatedly described costs such as higher gas prices as minor next to the threat of an unchecked Iran. CNN's Aaron Blake read the phrase the same way. Former Trump staffer Sarah Matthews, who later voted for Biden, offered a similar interpretation, saying Trump likely meant both cities could become targets.

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