{"id":918441,"date":"2026-10-06T17:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918441\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:58:11","slug":"trump-would-let-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918441\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump would let Iran \u2018take out Los Angeles, San Diego\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump has been labelled \u201creckless\u201d and \u201cderanged\u201d after he suggested Iran could \u201ctake out\u201d Los Angeles or San Diego.<\/p>\n

This article covers events in the US on Tuesday (Australia time). For Wednesday\u2019s live updates, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

At a rally in Nebraska on Monday night, Mr Trump told supporters that he hoped to see a \u201ctremendous victory\u201d in the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n

He went on to say high prices because of the war with Iran were a \u201csmall price to pay for keeping the world, our country safe\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can take out a city,\u201d Trump said \u201cLet them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be over (the war) very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bizarrely the crowd applauded.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Mr Trump said the US was looking \u201cvery strongly\u201d at the death of the Russian lab technician reportedly from an unidentified plague at the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia.<\/p>\n

And days after the failed execution of American teen killer Christa Pike shocked the world, Mr Trump has ordered the death of a man by firing squad.<\/p>\n

The President has given the US military the green light to end the life of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base.<\/p>\n

Be the first to know when news breaks. Download our new app<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a stunning election result in Brazil was cause for celebration among right-wing forces across Latin America, already buoyed by support from Mr Trump. <\/p>\n

In what has been termed an \u201corange wave\u201d in reference to Mr Trump\u2019s skin tone, not a single regional US ally in the region has lost an election since he returned to the White House last year. <\/p>\n

Washington-aligned figures have recently taken office in Colombia, Chile and Peru, all pledging to grant freedoms they say have been repressed by the political left. Brazil appears to be moving toward a similar agenda.<\/p>\n

Read on for more updates from Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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