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US Politics

The Unthinkable Normalized: When a President Suggests American Cities Are Expendable

President Trump, at a campaign rally, suggested allowing Iran to 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego as a 'small price to pay' for the ongoing war and high gas prices, a statement that ignited a firestorm of bipartisan criticism. This reckless rhetoric, suggesting American cities are acceptable collateral, is a grotesque abdication of the most sacred duty of the Presidency: to protect every American life and defend the homeland.