Trump’s comment about Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego
Trump’s comment about Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego was incoherent, not malicious Analysis by Aaron Blake 8 hr ago President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump says many bizarre and even hateful things. But signaling he would allow Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego is not one of them. During a rally in Nebraska on Monday night, Trump “ weaved ” his way right into a controversy that had critics, some in the media and even a GOP congressional candidate accusing him of rhetorically conceding major population centers on the West Coast to America’s sworn enemy. And you could be forgiven for reading the president’s comments that way. But context and recent history make clear that Trump’s crime was less indifference to the fate of Californians and more his increasingly profound incoherence. Which, to be clear, is still a major problem for the most powerful man in the world. First, let’s recap what...
