California to ‘actively monitor’ for possible threats after Trump said Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:39:22 GMT

Gavin Newsom said state’s threat-assessment center would be on heightened alert after president’s remarksCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on Tuesday directed the state’s emergency preparedness center to “actively monitor” possible threats to the state after Donald Trump suggested Iran could “take out” the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego.Trump has faced a chorus of condemnation from Democratic leaders in California after his comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday night, which the White House has suggested were being taken out of context. Continue reading...

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