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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Chelsie Napiza

Trump Doubles Down on 'Let Them Hit Los Angeles' Remark, Warns US Would Be in 'Free Fall' After Iran War

Donald Trump repeated his Los Angeles and San Diego missile remarks as Gavin Newsom invoked the 25th Amendment and California leaders demanded answers (Credit: Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley / Wikimedia Commons)

Donald Trump has repeated remarks appearing to suggest that Iran could strike Los Angeles and San Diego, two days after his original comments prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to call for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against him.

Speaking at a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the president returned to the line and framed it as a warning of what a nuclear-armed Iran could do.

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