Trump says ‘we protect our cities’ after saying Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on California officials, especially Gavin Newsom, condemning Trump’s Iran remarks as dangerous or deranged, and several also note the White House’s effort to say he was misunderstood or taken out of context. Axios is alone in foregrounding the “big picture” framing about backlash and ambiguity, the Associated Press is alone in explicitly summarizing the White House clarification, and the Guardian is alone in stressing state monitoring for possible threats and, in a later item, quoting Newsom’s stronger language. The New York Times stands out for focusing on what, exactly, Trump said and describing the reaction as bipartisan uproar.

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