White House clarifies Trump's comments on Iran and US cities

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 15:54 · Archive

The White House says Trump did not call for Iranian attacks on US cities but explained how to prevent them.

The White House issued a clarification regarding Donald Trump's remarks at a Monday night rally. A White House aide explained that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack US cities.

According to the White House, Trump was instead describing his approach to preventing Tehran from developing the capability to attack American cities. The clarification addressed concerns about how the president's comments at the rally had been interpreted.

How it is being reported

• White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing themClickorlando · 6 Oct, 15:26
• White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing themNews4Jax · 6 Oct, 15:26

In this story: Donald Trump · White House · Iran · United States

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