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Trump Iran Comment Controversy

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President Donald Trump suggested that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego during a political rally in Nebraska on Monday, drawing condemnation from California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called the remarks "deranged and dangerous."Reported by 14 of 18 outlets; wording from ABC News.

When6 Oct–8 OctOutlets18Articles31Reporters30

What happened

Sentences the outlets published, ranked by how many outlets reported the same thing. Nothing here was written by a model.

Todd Gloria, the mayor of San Diego, said his city was “not collateral damage” in the president’s war.

8 of 18 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from The Guardian

At his rally in Nebraska, Trump claimed that high prices due to the war with Iran are a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe – keeping our country safe”.

10 of 18 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from The Guardian
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Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president’s remarks "deranged and dangerous."

7 of 18 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from ABC News

Karen Bass, the beleaguered mayor of Los Angeles who is struggling to keep her job, said Trump’s statements “are dangerous and could potentially compromise our safety.”

6 of 18 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from New York Post

Analysis

Agreed

Reported by outlets on both sides of the middle

'The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives.'

6 outlets
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Trump’s original comments had drawn sharp criticism from California Democrats.

6 outlets

The president’s team on Tuesday said his remarks were misunderstood, arguing the president “clearly” stated that U.S. cities would have been threatened “if a nuclear Iran hadn’t been stopped.” Trump declined to clarify what he meant by his statements when asked by a reporter Tuesday.

5 outlets

Disputed

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No disagreement the check could confirm. That does not prove there is none.

Framing

How the first headlines put it

Attributed to a source3
Stated as fact12
Words to watch (3)

White House blasts media coverage of Trump’s remark about Iran destroying LA and San Diego The Independent

Newsom blasts ‘deranged and dangerous’ Trump for joking that Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego New York Post

Trump sparks outrage for suggesting that Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego Washington Examiner

How it changed

  1. 6 Oct

    President Trump on Monday night suggested letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego during a campaign rally.

    13 outlets · CBS News
  2. 7 Oct

    Section 4 of the 25th Amendment enables the vice president and the cabinet to declare the commander-in-chief unable to serve.

    2 outlets · The Independent
  3. 8 Oct

    Capping the night, Trump announced that he would award former Major League Baseball pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Rogers Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

    2 outlets · NBC News

Coverage 31 articles

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