Trump Said California Cities Could be ‘Taken Out’ in The War. Gov. Gavin Newsom is Fuming.

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump over comments suggesting cities in the state could be "taken out" and it would be a small price to pay for achieving the country's goals in the war with Iran.

Speaking about the inflationary impact of the war, Trump said on Monday that "it's a small price to pay for keeping the world ​safe, for keeping our country safe."

"They could take out a city. Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay, and it's going to be over with very soon," Trump added.

The president went on to claim that the war is "essentially almost over with" but will effectively conclude "very soon, and it's going to end one way or the other."

Newsom reacted in a social media publication. "After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous," he said.

Despite claiming that hostilities will be over soon, Trump also said recently that he could escalate them again if a deal is not reached by the November midterms.

In a wide-ranging interview with TIME Magazine, Trump said the U.S. "created peace in the world" by "annihilating Iran."

"With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace," Trump added. He went on to recall that the Tehran regime killed "75,000 people in the last number of months" to quash protests.

"It's unbelievable. It's a bloodbath. So we'll see. And the reason people don't rise up, because they're afraid of being killed. You know, they go out in the street and they end up killing 1,000 people, 2,000," Trump said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on his end, said talks with the U.S. are meaningless after the latest round of talks failed to yield results.

Speaking to Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Tehran, Pezeshkian said Tehran's "problem with the United States is that every time we come to the negotiating table, war is immediately imposed on us."

"So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue," he added.

Pezeshkian went on to claim that the U.S. "every day engages in assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats," breaking previous commitments.