The media and Democrats are claiming that President Trump called on Iran to attack Los Angeles and San Diego.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
The claim is about what Democrats and the media were saying, and multiple tier-1 sources confirm they did claim Trump called on Iran to attack Los Angeles and San Diego, including the California Democratic delegation's statement, Gov. Newsom, and the LA Times headline.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… It is now the LA san DIEGO iran nuclear hoax. A hoax has been born again, and it's the mother of all hoaxes. Now the Democrats and the media are claiming President Trump is calling on Iran to nuke LA and San Diego. So I want to ask you: Do you agree? Do you disagree? Do you think the president is calling or wants Iran to obliterate San Diego and Los Angeles, and that he believes it's a small price to pay for winning the war with Iran, or do you think he's saying the …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. All 43 California House Democrats and the California congressional delegation issued a joint statement accusing Trump of having invited Iran to destroy two American cities.[5][6]
Supports. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Trump was saying foreign enemies should 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego, and Rep. Pelosi and MS Now's Mika Brzezinski made similar claims that Trump was calling for Iran to attack the cities.[1][6]
Supports. The Los Angeles Times ran the headline 'Trump suggests letting Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally,' showing the media framing of the claim.[6][7]
Context. Fact-checkers Snopes, PolitiFact and Factcheck.org, and the White House, reject the reading that Trump was inviting an attack, arguing he meant the war prevented an Iranian nuclear threat to US cities. This bears on whether the claim is accurate, not on whether Democrats and the media made it.[2][3][4][8]
Sources
8 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1What Trump said about Iran taking out Los Angeles, San Diegopolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2The Context for Trump's 'Take Out' Los Angeles, San Diego ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Did Trump say of Iran, 'Let 'em take out' LA and San Diego?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4The Latest: Trump doesn’t commit to repaying federal funds already spent on controversial adsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 5Statement from California Congressional Democrats on ...sherman.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Opinion | No, Trump didn’t invite Iran to bomb Los Angeleswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7White House blasts media coverage of Trump’s remark about Iran destroying US citiesindependent.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8White House denies Trump Iran city commentsstraitstimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
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