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Donald Trump previously said during an appearance in Nebraska that higher gasoline prices were a small price to pay to keep the world and the country safe, suggesting Iran could destroy cities like Los Angeles or San Diego if it obtained a nuclear weapon.
Donald Trump on Thursday explained that his words about the destruction of San Diego and Los Angeles were only intended to emphasize that higher gasoline prices are a small price for Iran not to have nuclear weapons.
Trump: I was just comparing the situation
"The false and artificial media is trying to say that I am encouraging the enemy to bomb San Diego and Los Angeles, when in fact I was saying that a temporary increase in gas prices is a small price to pay for Iran not having nuclear weapons and if you want to see a really high price, imagine what the situation would be like if they bombed San Diego and/or Los Angeles," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website.
"I just compared a situation where we pay a little more for gas for a short period of time with the bombing of our largest cities," he added.
"Everyone understood this, as did the fake media, but they still claim that I am asking the enemy to bomb two cities that I love," he added. He accused the media of being degenerate.
Trump on 'small price to pay'
Trump's words during his speech in Nebraska on Monday sparked outrage among some public opinion in the US.
Remember that in the case of war, it's all artificial, the prices are just a little higher, it's a small price to pay, Trump said then.
It's a small price to pay to keep the world and our country safe. They could destroy the entire city. Let them destroy Los Angeles, let them destroy San Diego. This is a very small price to pay and it will all be over soon, the president added.
His statement was condemned by, among others, California government officials. The state's governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, accused Trump of being "mentally ill."
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The Trump administration may announce new sanctions against Iran in response to concerns about its nuclear program
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The IBRiS survey showed that 63.5 percent respondents are against the meeting of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, during the December G20 summit in Miami, while almost 30 percent supports such contact. Former ambassador Arkady Rzegocki commented on the results, emphasizing the clear assessment of Russian aggression by Poles and the possibility of interpreting the favorable attitude towards the meeting as the need to maintain communication channels even with the adversary.

The last day of the campaign before the second round of early presidential elections is taking place in Krakow. Candidates Łukasz Gibała and Monika Piątkowska did not hold a public debate due to discrepancies in its organization, focusing instead on meetings with residents and interviews. The campaign saw litigation over the dissemination of false information: Gibała's committee won a case against Piątkowska regarding alleged layoff plans, and Piątkowska's committee won against Gibala regarding his debt-free declaration. The electoral silence will start at midnight from Friday to Saturday and will last until Sunday 9:00 p.m. Voting will take place in 454 precincts, the results will be published on dobre.gov.pl, and the official results will be provided by the Municipal Electoral Commission in Krakow. In the first round, Gibała received 36.38% of the votes, Piątkowska 29.91% of the votes. The elections are a consequence of the referendum in which Aleksander Miszalski was dismissed from the office of president of Krakow.

In July, Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek submitted a request to hold MP Łukasz Mejza criminally liable for three crimes: fraud, certification of untruths in a document and subsidy fraud related to the implementation of e-learning training for SMEs in 2019-2022. Mejza denies guilt, declaring he will voluntarily waive his immunity, but not now. The Sejm Rules Committee found his statement to be formally correct.

The Parliament passed an amendment to the Act on Hotel Services, which allows housing communities and cooperatives to prohibit short-term rentals in residential premises, introduces mandatory registration of accommodation facilities and fines of up to PLN 50,000. PLN for violations. The prohibition provisions will enter into force on January 1, 2028.

The Act introduces subsidies to ZUS contributions for artists with average annual income below 125% of the minimum wage (approx. PLN 68,000 gross per year), covering approximately 21,000. people. The payment is non-cash, goes directly to ZUS and supplements contributions up to the minimum wage. The system is expected to cost PLN 375 million in 2027, financed from the state budget. The right to the subsidy is verified annually and is not available to entrepreneurs or celebrities.

The Sejm plans the second reading of the draft budget bill on December 2, the third reading on December 4, and its submission to the Senate on December 8. The project assumes real GDP growth in 2027 at the level of 3%. and average annual inflation of 2.8 percent. State budget revenues are expected to amount to PLN 696.4 billion, expenditures to PLN 977.6 billion, and the deficit not to exceed PLN 281.2 billion. The largest expenditures are planned for defense (PLN 198.1 billion, 4.51% of GDP), health care (PLN 274.1 billion) and public security (PLN 57.7 billion including officers' pensions). Revenues from VAT will amount to PLN 363.7 billion, from CIT - PLN 94.6 billion, and from PIT - PLN 33.4 billion. Local governments' income from shares in PIT will increase from PLN 193.8 billion in 2026 to PLN 206.7 billion in 2027, i.e. by 6.6%. The Public Finance Committee also received a draft budget-related act, including a loan for the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency and an extension until the end of 2027 of the Capital Investment Fund's ability to use State Treasury securities received in 2025.