White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing them - MyNorthwest.com

The White House moved to clarify remarks by President Donald Trump at a Monday night rally, saying he did not urge Iran to attack U.S. cities. Communications Director Steven Cheung said Tuesday that Trump’s comments were misunderstood and driven by a “media freakout.” Trump, speaking in Nebraska, discussed the Iran war alongside high gas prices becoming a midterm liability for Republicans. At the rally, he referenced the possibility of an Iranian attack on U.S. soil and name-checked Los Angeles and San Diego. Critics, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, called the framing “deranged and dangerous.” A Republican nominee in a San Diego-area district also pushed back.