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Trump calls San Diego sacrifice 'small price' in Iran war talk
Original: Trump offers up San Diego as ‘small price to pay’ for Iran war, sparking bipartisan backlash
Donald Trump reportedly suggested San Diego could be a 'small price to pay' in a potential war with Iran, drawing criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in California and beyond. Local officials and lawmakers condemned the remark, with bipartisan figures calling it reckless to treat a major American city as expendable in discussions of military conflict.
Why now: Trump's comment framing a US city as an acceptable casualty in an Iran conflict provoked immediate bipartisan outrage.
Evidence
- Trump offers up San Diego as ‘small price to pay’ for Iran war, sparking bipartisan backlash · Times of San Diego
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