During this monitoring window, Gavin Newsom became the focus of controversy following Donald Trump's remarks about Iran. At an October 5 campaign rally, Trump said allowing Iran to "wipe out" Los Angeles and San Diego would be "a very small price" to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, prompting Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to publicly condemn the remarks as dangerous. The White House defended Trump, stating he was warning about threats a nuclear-armed Iran would pose rather than encouraging an attack. Unlike the previous period's executive emergency declaration, this period's single event was political in nature.
- Trump said at an October 5 campaign rally that allowing Iran to "wipe out" Los Angeles and San Diego would be "a very small price," sparking backlash.
- Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass jointly condemned the remarks as dangerous.
- The White House defended Trump, saying his comments were meant as a warning about the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, not encouragement of an attack.
