‘The View’ slams Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ LA, San Diego: 'He's inviting the regime'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The hosts of ‘The View’ have strongly reacted to President Donald Trump’s remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego, with Ana Navarro warning that Americans should not quickly move past the comments.
The discussion came after Trump said at a midterm rally in Nebraska that Iran could “take out” either California city.
Trump said, “They can take out a city. Let them take it. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.”
His comments have drawn criticism from California officials, including Gov Gavin Newsom, who called them “deranged and dangerous.” The mayors of Los Angeles and San Diego also condemned the president’s remarks as “reckless.”
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Ana Navarro and Whoopi Goldberg slam Trump remarks
Ana Navarro said Trump’s remarks amounted to an invitation for Iran to target two American cities. “He’s basically inviting this regime to come out and take two American cities,” Navarro said.
Whoopi Goldberg questioned why the comments had not triggered a stronger reaction from people in government.
“How has this not enraged people in government?” Goldberg asked. “I mean, this is supposed to be the president of the United States. And they say, ‘Oh, no, he’s kidding.’ He doesn’t sound like he’s kidding.”
Goldberg also questioned why more people were not reacting to Trump speaking about American cities in that way.
“Why isn’t anybody on fire that this man is talking about states in his own country?” she asked.
White House responds to Trump’s California comments
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung dismissed what he called the “media freakout” over Trump’s remarks.
“The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality,” Cheung said in a statement. He said Trump was referring to how US cities would have been threatened if Iran had not been stopped from having nuclear weapons.
“America is safer because of the president,” Cheung added, saying Iran has “no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money.”
Navarro rejected the idea of treating Trump’s remarks as something lighthearted.
She questioned how Iran might interpret what the president said and warned that the public could quickly move on from the controversy.
“The question is, how are the Iranians going to treat it?” Navarro said.
She then repeated her warning: “I think shame on us if we forget about this tomorrow because we cannot normalize the unhinged, deranged, manic, evil, outrageous behavior by the president of the United States.”
Former White House Communications Director and ‘The View’ co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin also criticized Trump’s comments, calling them “absolute madness.”
Griffin said Americans have become so used to controversial remarks that they could soon forget what was said.
“We’re so used to it that, by tomorrow, no one’s going to remember that he said it,” she said. Navarro responded, “Shame on us if we forget about this tomorrow.”
Sunny Hostin raises 25th Amendment over Trump
Sunny Hostin took the discussion further by raising the possibility of removing Trump from office under the 25th Amendment.
“We’re talking about 10 million Americans,” Hostin said. “I think it’s time for people to start taking seriously the possibility of maybe the 25th Amendment.”
The comments from ‘The View’ hosts followed backlash to Trump’s remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego.
Newsom described the president’s comments as “deranged and dangerous,” while the mayors of both cities also spoke out against what they viewed as reckless comments about American communities.
