Trump accused the media of distorting his words about the destruction of San Diego and Los Angeles

US President Donald Trump criticized the media, saying they deliberately distorted his words about the destruction of San Diego and Los Angeles during the conflict between the United States and Iran. He wrote about this in Truth Social.

The American leader stressed that journalists are trying to create a false impression that he called for strikes on cities.

Trump explained that his remarks were taken out of context. He said he was making a rhetorical comparison between two scenarios: a temporary increase in gasoline prices, which he characterized as a “small price to pay” for preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and a hypothetical catastrophe if major U.S. population centers were attacked.

“If you want to see what a big price is, imagine what it would be like if they bombed San Diego and/or Los Angeles,” he wrote.

The head of state emphasized that his words were aimed solely at demonstrating the scale of the risks, and not at calling for violence. He expressed confidence that his audience correctly understood the essence of the comparison, and accused the press of spreading misinformation with the expectation of impunity, adding that he had warm feelings for the cities mentioned.

Earlier, the head of the White House, during a speech to his supporters, admitted that Iran could destroy Los Angeles and San Diego during the conflict. However, he added that this is “a very small price to pay.”

The words of the US President caused resonance and indignation among state governors and city mayors. In particular, California Governor Gavin Newsom called the American leader “crazy and dangerous” because with his statements he allegedly “advocates an attack on more than 10 million US residents in America’s two largest cities.”