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Trump's ultimate 'October Surprise' —and the calculated pattern behind it
What happened
AlterNet reports that Donald Trump twice said Iran could strike Los Angeles or San Diego, first at a Monday rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, and again the following night in Texas. The White House claimed he meant that his war had prevented a nuclear-armed Iran from threatening those cities, but the remarks themselves were ambiguous enough that Forbes said it was unclear whether Trump was warning about an attack or daring Iran to carry one out. California Governor Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and Republican congressional candidate Jim Desmond condemned the…
The skinny
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