Trump asks Iran to 'take out Los Angeles & San Diego', calls them 'small price'. In a bizarre challenge, US President Donald Trump asked Iran to "take out" California's Los Angeles and San Diego, calling them a "very small price to pay". Trump made the remark while talking about high oil prices, which he called "artificial". Reacting to this, Trump's critic and Californian Governor Gavin Newsom said, "He is deranged and dangerous.".