Newsom clashes with White Home over Marine Corps celebration freeway closure

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The 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps at San Diego County's Camp Pendleton Saturday sparked a heated social media trade between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White Home.

The occasion, America’s Marines 250: From Sea to Shore: A Evaluate of Amphibious Power, featured a variety of festivities on the Marine Corps base, together with a large-scale live-fire demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance.

Newsom blasted the show of army energy as "harmful" and "an absurd present of pressure," saying Saturday {that a} part of Interstate 5 close to the bottom can be briefly closed through the celebration.

"Due to the Trump Admin’s plans, drivers ought to count on delays on Interstate 5 and different state routes all through Southern California earlier than, throughout and after the occasion," Newsom posted to X.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an occasion in Los Angeles Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

The Democrat doubled down later within the day, accusing the White Home of denying earlier within the week that any freeway closures can be wanted regardless of the usage of dwell munitions.

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Nevertheless, the White Home rapidly fired again, accusing Newsom of distorting the details.

"Newscum is mendacity," the White Home’s Fast Response account posted to X. "He closed the freeway — not solely did no one on the White Home or the Marines ask him to take action, the Marines repeatedly mentioned there aren't any public security considerations with as we speak’s workout routines. Newscum lies and tries to make it about himself? Day ending in ‘y.'"

The White Home account additionally reposted an X put up from Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz, who wrote, "Gavin Newscum is shutting down a significant CA freeway simply because JD Vance is within the state. Inconveniencing tens of hundreds of Individuals. What a petty little man."

A view of U.S. Navy touchdown craft air cushions on the seashore throughout an amphibious assault demonstration as a part of the Marine Corps 250th anniversary celebration attended by Vice President JD Vance at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

Newsom then rebutted, "The [California Highway Patrol] and freeway security consultants are saying what any particular person with widespread sense is aware of: It isn't protected for folks to drive on a significant freeway at excessive speeds instantly beneath LIVE MUNITIONS.

"White Home not speaking, endangering the general public, after which making an attempt guilty the Governor for doing the precise factor — maintaining folks out of hurt’s means — one more day dwelling in Trump’s authoritarian America."

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The trade adopted days of pressure between Newsom and the Trump administration over the Camp Pendleton occasion.

Earlier within the week, the California governor known as the anniversary celebration a "self-importance parade."

"Donald Trump and JD Vance suppose that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is the way you respect the army," Newsom posted to X Wednesday, whereas reposting an X put up from left-leaning outlet MeidasTouch that claimed the White Home deliberate to shut components of the I-5 through the occasion. "PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD."

Nevertheless, William Martin, particular assistant to the president and communications director to the vice chairman, rapidly pushed again towards Newsom.

Vice President JD Vance attends the Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration as a part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Oliver Contreras/Pool by way of Reuters)

"That is full pretend information," Martin declared in a put up on X, which was reposted by the @VP X account. "The Marine Corps mentioned they're NOT shutting down the I-5 freeway and that the occasion at Camp Pendleton is a coaching train. Additionally, President Trump IS paying the troops regardless of Chuck Schumer’s efforts to carry their salaries hostage."

A Marine Corps press launch Wednesday concerning the festivities mentioned that "no public highways or transportation routes will probably be closed."

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Intensive security measures had been carried out on the celebration, which was anticipated to attract greater than 15,000 attendees, together with detailed threat assessments, emergency crews on web site and absolutely scripted air, floor and floor actions, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported earlier within the week, citing occasion organizers.

Newsom and the White Home didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Fox Information Digital's Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.

Sophia Compton is a Author at Fox Information Digital. Sophia was beforehand a enterprise reporter protecting finance, power and tourism and has expertise as a TV information producer. She graduated with a journalism diploma in 2021 from the College of Hawaii at Manoa.