Trump: Perceptions of my statements about Iran's attack on Los Angeles were wrong US President Donald Trump announced that his recent words about the possibility of Iran destroying California cities were misinterpreted and that he meant "the need to bear the increase in gasoline prices to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons." Referring to the economic costs of the war, Trump said Monday during a campaign rally in the state of Nebraska: "Tolerate the increase in the prices of gasoline The gasoline is a small price to pay for the security of the world and the country; Because otherwise they [the Islamic Republic] can destroy a city, let alone Los Angeles or San Diego, it's a very small price." These words provoked a wave of criticism among the leaders of the Democratic Party in California and some Republican figures. By posting a new message on the Social Truth social network, the President of the United States clarified: "I meant that the temporary increase in the price of gasoline is a small price to pay to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons." "If you want "To see the true cost, imagine what if they bombed San Diego or Los Angeles," Trump added.

Trump: Perceptions of my statements about Iran's attack on Los Angeles were wrong US President Donald Trump announced that his recent words about the possibility of Iran destroying California cities were misinterpreted and that he meant "the need to bear the increase in gasoline prices to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons." Referring to the economic costs of the war, Trump said Monday during a campaign rally in the state of Nebraska: "Tolerate the increase in the prices of gasoline The gasoline is a small price to pay for the security of the world and the country; Because otherwise they [the Islamic Republic] can destroy a city, let alone Los Angeles or San Diego, it's a very small price." These words provoked a wave of criticism among the leaders of the Democratic Party in California and some Republican figures. By posting a new message on the Social Truth social network, the President of the United States clarified: "I meant that the temporary increase in the price of gasoline is a small price to pay to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons." "If you want "To see the true cost, imagine what if they bombed San Diego or Los Angeles," Trump added.