san diego: The story behind this trend in Social Media today
06-10-2026
The social-media trend around San Diego today centers on remarks President Donald Trump made Monday night at a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska.While defending the ongoing U.S. war with Iran and elevated gas prices, he described the higher prices as artificial and “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe.” He then said Iran could “take out a city,” adding, “Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay,” and claimed the conflict would end very soon. The crowd cheered.Clips spread quickly and drew sharp reactions from California officials. Governor Gavin Newsom called the comments deranged and dangerous, saying they amounted to advocating an attack on more than 10 million residents of two major U.S. cities, and linked them to earlier federal deployments of National Guard and Marines in the state. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria responded that the city is not collateral damage, not expendable, and never a small price to pay, and asked that it be kept out of reckless war talk.Reporting has noted that the intent was unclearwhether a joke, a dare, or a characterization of riskand that Iran is not assessed to have the long-range capability to strike those cities. The remarks landed as San Diego expects the return of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after a long deployment tied to the Iran operations, and amid broader public debate over the war’s costs, including fuel-price spikes linked to disruptions such as the Strait of Hormuz.