Trump accused the press of distorting his words about the strikes in Los Angeles

US President Donald Trump denied claims from a number of American media that he allegedly called on the enemy to launch strikes on the territory of the United States.

According to Trump, reporters deliberately took his statements out of context and tried to make it look like he was proposing strikes on San Diego and Los Angeles. In reality, the president explained, it was solely about a comparative assessment of the possible consequences and costs of containing Iran's nuclear program.

"All I did was compare having to pay a little more for gas for a short time to bombing our major cities. Everyone understood this perfectly well, and the fake news understood it too, but they continue to claim that I am asking the enemy to bomb two cities that I love. What I am saying is very clear, but these people are degenerates and they think that fake news will constantly get away with them!" – Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social.