加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森（民主党）严厉指责特朗普总统“精神错乱且极其危险”。此前特朗普声称，如果伊朗研发出核武器，便有可能摧毁加州的两座主要城市。周一，特朗普在内布拉斯加州格兰德岛的一场政治集会上发表了上述言论。他一方面为政府针对伊朗采取的军事行动辩护，另一方面也承认这场冲突导致美国民众的生活成本不断上升。
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed President Trump as “deranged and dangerous” after he suggested Iran could “take out” two major U.S. cities in the Golden State if the country developed a nuclear weapon. Trump made the comment during remarks at a political rally in Grand Island, Neb., on Monday, in which he defended his administration’s military operations against Iran despite rising costs for U.S. consumers amid the conflict.
特朗普称：“为确保世界安全、确保我国安全，这点代价微不足道。”随后他又补充道，伊朗有能力“摧毁一座城市”。“让他们摧毁洛杉矶吧，让他们摧毁圣地亚哥吧，”他继续说道，“这点代价实在微不足道，而且战争很快就会结束。” 有意参选2028年总统的纽森指责特朗普是在鼓动对加州这两座城市发动攻击。这位州长在社交媒体上写道：“在派遣国民警卫队进驻加州之后，唐纳德·特朗普现在又怂恿外敌‘摧毁’洛杉矶与圣地亚哥。此人精神错乱且极其危险。”
“It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe,” the president said, before adding that Tehran could “take out a city.”“Let ‘em take out Los Angeles, let ‘em take out San Diego,” he continued. “This is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon.”Newsom, who is weighing a presidential run in 2028, accused Trump of encouraging attacks on these two California cities. “After sending the National Guard to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego,” the governor wrote in a social media post.
周二，白宫通讯联络主任史蒂文·张针对这一指责作出回应。他在社交媒体上写道：“媒体对特朗普总统言论的过度反应毫无事实依据。总统的言下之意显然是：倘若未能阻止伊朗拥有核武器，美国的城市就会面临威胁。正因有总统的英明决策，美国才更加安全。如今的伊朗既没有核武器，也没有强大的海军与空军，更没有足够的资金。”
“He is deranged and dangerous.”In a Tuesday statement, White House communications director Steven Cheung disputed this characterization of the president's remarks. "The media freakout over President Trump's comments is not rooted in reality," Cheung wrote on social media. "He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped," he continued.
其他加州官员也纷纷附和纽森，对特朗普的言论表示谴责。圣地亚哥市市长托德·格洛里亚（民主党）在社交媒体上强调，自己的城市“绝非可牺牲的代价品”。“我们绝非可有可无的存在，”格洛里亚补充道，“我们绝不是什么‘微不足道的代价’。请别把我们的城市扯进你们那些不计后果的战争言论之中。” 洛杉矶市市长凯伦·巴斯（民主党）同样对特朗普的言论予以谴责。
"America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money." Other California officials joined the governor in denouncing the remarks. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (D) wrote in a social media post that his city was “not collateral damage." “We are not expendable,” Gloria added. “And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.”
“他对我们城市的言论非常危险，可能会危及我们的安全，”巴斯在社交平台 X 上写道。“总统的职责是保护国家，而不是公然威胁国家或煽动对美国人生命的攻击，”她继续说道。“面对这种不负责任的威胁，作为洛杉矶的居民，我们知道该如何团结一致，保护我们的城市。”更新时间：美国东部时间上午 10:09。
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) also condemned the president’s comments. “His statements against our city are dangerous and could potentially compromise our safety,” Bass wrote on social platform X. “The role of the president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives,” she continued. “In the face of irresponsible threats, as Angelenos, we know how to stand together and protect our city.”Updated at 10:09 a.m. EDT