Newsom post and short clips cut the gas-price framing before Trump’s “let them take out Los Angeles” line

Gavin Newsom posted on Oct. 6 that Trump was “saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego” and called him “deranged and dangerous,” quoting a short Acyn clip that begins at “It’s just artificial. It’s a little bit high. It’s a small price to pay. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” Full rally remarks from the Oct. 5 Grand Island, Nebraska event show the line immediately followed discussion of the Iran war making gas “a little bit high” and “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” then returned to gasoline prices. Trump later stated the comparison was temporary higher gas prices versus “what it would be like if they bombed San Diego and/or Los Angeles.” CNN’s analysis and FactCheck.org concluded he was not signaling he would allow the attacks. Short versions omitted the gas-price framing.

After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
He is deranged and dangerous. https://t.co/N4JQfecAYo
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 6, 2026

Trump on War/High Prices: It's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego… pic.twitter.com/RtOiv5tZBP
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 5, 2026