周二，加利福尼亚州的民主党议员们要求特朗普总统就其在竞选集会上发表的言论道歉。当时特朗普暗示伊朗有能力“摧毁”洛杉矶和圣迭戈这两座城市。
California Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday demanded President Trump apologize for remarks he made at a campaign rally suggesting Iran could “take out” the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego.
由加州众议员佐伊·洛夫格伦担任主席的加州民主党国会代表团在一份联合声明中称：“作为加州民主党议员，我们呼吁特朗普总统向居住在洛杉矶和圣迭戈大都会区的1600多万美国人，以及所有对总统抱有更高期望的美国人道歉。”
“As members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, we call on President Trump to apologize to the over 16 million Americans who live in the Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas and all Americans who expect more out of our President,” the delegation, chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), said in a joint statement.
本周早些时候，特朗普在内布拉斯加州格兰德岛发表上述言论后，洛夫格伦与该州其他40名众议员以及参议员亚当·希夫和亚历克斯·帕迪利亚纷纷作出回应。
Lofgren was joined by the state’s 40 House members and Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in responding to Trump’s comment earlier this week in Grand Island, Neb.
该代表团在声明中写道：“总统就职时曾宣誓要维护宪法并保护民众免受敌人侵害。然而昨天，特朗普总统在为自己对伊朗发动的违宪战争辩护时，竟公然暗示伊朗可以摧毁两座美国城市。”加州议员们还原封不动地引用了特朗普的原话：“让他们摧毁洛杉矶吧，让他们摧毁圣迭戈吧。”特朗普还声称，这“代价微不足道，而且这场冲突很快就会结束”，试图为伊朗战争可能带来的经济后果开脱。
“Upon taking office, the president swears to uphold the Constitution and to protect us from our enemies,” the delegation wrote. “Yesterday, President Trump, while defending his unconstitutional war against Iran, appeared, incredibly to invite Iran to destroy two American cities.”The Golden State lawmakers also reiterated what the president said verbatim: “Let ‘em take out Los Angeles, let ‘em take out San Diego.”He added that it was “a very small price to pay, and [the conflict is] going to be over with very soon,” defending the economic fallout from the Iran war.
特朗普的言论也激怒了加州州长加文·纽森。纽森称这些言论“疯狂且危险”，随后又补充说这些言论“极其危险——甚至可以说是叛国行为”，因为它们似乎暗示这两座城市可能遭到袭击。
Trump’s words also inflamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who called the rhetoric “deranged and dangerous,” later adding that the comments were “dangerous –– if not treasonous,” for appearing to suggest the cities could be attacked.
有意参选2028年总统的纽森此前曾对《国会山报》称特朗普“精神失常”，并呼吁启用美国宪法第25修正案。他还指示州级威胁评估中心密切监测这两座城市可能面临的安全威胁，并指出圣迭戈是美国海军最大的基地之一。
The governor, who is weighing a 2028 presidential run, previously told The Hill that Trump is “mentally ill” and called for invoking the 25th Amendment. He also directed the State Threat Assessment Center to monitor for potential threats to both cities, noting that San Diego is home to one of the country’s largest U.S. Navy hubs.
白宫为特朗普的言论辩护。白宫通讯主任史蒂文·张称批评者的反应属于“媒体的过度反应”。白宫在社交平台X上的快速反应账号因《洛杉矶时报》对特朗普言论的报道而称该报为“一群小丑”；白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔则称纽森是“美国最糟糕的州长，或许也是最愚蠢的”。
The White House defended Trump’s remarks, with communications director Steven Cheung calling critics’ reaction a “media freakout.”The White House Rapid Response account on social platform X called the Los Angeles Times “buffoons” over its reporting on the comments, while White House spokesperson Davis Ingle called Newsom “the worst governor in America, and he may also be the dumbest.”
周二，洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯（民主党）对CNN的安德森·库珀表示，特朗普的言论令她“震惊不已”——特朗普几乎是在宣称“这样做并无大碍，为了发动战争，牺牲美国最大城市的380万民众也算值得”。圣地亚哥市长托德·格洛里亚（民主党）则敦促总统“别把我们的城市卷入你那些鲁莽的战争言论中”。正在谋求接替巴斯出任市长的洛杉矶市议员尼蒂亚·拉曼周二在社交媒体上写道：“这种言论极其鲁莽、危险且失去理智。400万洛杉矶市民绝不是可以拿来讨价还价的筹码。”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday that the remarks “horrified” her when Trump “basically said it’s OK, that it’s a small price to pay to attack 3.8 million people in the nation’s largest city.”San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (D) urged the president to “keep our city out of your reckless war talk.”“This is reckless, dangerous, and unhinged. Four million Angelenos are not bargaining chips,” Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, who is seeking to replace Bass as mayor, wrote Tuesday in a post online.
加利福尼亚州共和党众议员候选人吉姆·德斯蒙德称自己“强烈反对”这些言论，并强调特朗普“绝不能把美国各大城市视为发动战争可以牺牲的代价”。德斯蒙德曾任圣地亚哥县监事会副主席，也曾担任圣地亚哥县圣马科斯市的市长。
California Republican House candidate Jim Desmond said he disagreed “vehemently” with the comments, emphasizing that Trump must “not write off American cities as an acceptable price of war.”Desmond was the vice chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and former mayor of San Marcos, part of San Diego County.