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Lock him up: Trump's surreal new threat may have earned him an orange outfit

What happened

AlterNet reports that Donald Trump said at a Republican rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego as “a very small price to pay,” while predicting that the war would end soon. The article presents the remark as treating two American cities as acceptable losses in a conflict Trump announced on February 28, 2026, without prior congressional authorization or public debate.

The headline’s “orange outfit” refers to the author’s argument that Trump should be imprisoned for treason. But the article identifies no charge, investigation, or legal…

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