{"id":2499544,"date":"2025-10-16T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-corps-rejects-newsoms-claim-of-freeway-closures-during-anniversary-celebration\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:55:22","slug":"marine-corps-rejects-newsoms-claim-of-freeway-closures-during-anniversary-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-corps-rejects-newsoms-claim-of-freeway-closures-during-anniversary-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps rejects Newsom&#8217;s claim of freeway closures during anniversary celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarine-corps-rejects-newsoms-claim-of-freeway-closures-during-anniversary-celebration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. marine Corps has denied California Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s claim that the 250th anniversary amphibious assault presentation at Camp Pendleton would cause closures of the I-5 freeway. Newsom criticized the event on social media, calling it an &#8220;absurd show of force&#8221; and suggesting it was inappropriate during a government shutdown when military paychecks were affected. He also claimed the celebration, which includes live-fire exercises from ships, would shut down the interstate.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Marine Corps clarified that the live-fire training would take place on a beach west of the I-5 and would not involve shutting down any public highways or transportation routes. Lt. Col. Lindsay Pirek emphasized all activities would follow strict safety protocols and that only some train stoppages within Camp Pendleton might occur. The event is described by the USMC not as a vanity parade but as a necessary training exercise to maintain readiness for national defense.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration features various Marine Corps personnel,weapons,vehicles,and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unconventional-delivery-of-u-s-airpower-in-the-arctic\/\" title=\"Unconventional Delivery of U.S. Airpower in the Arctic\">live-fire demonstration<\/a>,with Vice President JD Vance-a former Marine-as the keynote speaker. Other officials from the Trump administration are also scheduled to attend. The Marine Corps conducted detailed risk assessments and rehearsals to ensure safety and minimize public disruption.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Marine Corps rejects Newsom&rsquo;s claim of freeway closures during anniversary celebration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2373803\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Marine Corps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/16\/us\/politics\/newsom-military-celebration-camp-pendleton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refuted<\/a> Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s (D-CA) claims of freeway closures during Saturday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amphibious assault demonstration celebration honoring<\/a> the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsome fretted about the Marine Corps firing weapons from ships in the Pacific Ocean during Saturday&rsquo;s &ldquo;Sea to Shore &ndash; A Review of Amphibious Strength&rdquo; celebration in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gavinnewsom\/status\/1978630114125435156?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on Tuesday. He criticized the event and claimed it would cause I-5 to shut down. Multiple outlets, including the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-10-15\/state-may-close-i-5-during-vance-visit-to-camp-pendleton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that the live-fire demonstration could force the closure of the major interstate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3852731\/trump-advisers-gaza-rebuild-hostage-recovery-phase-two\/\">Trump advisers project confidence in Gaza rebuild, though hostage recovery could take time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852203\/trump-allies-boost-jack-ciattarelli-new-jersey-governor-race\/\">Trump and allies aim to boost Ciattarelli in closing stages of New Jersey governor race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3852409\/senate-democrats-open-pentagon-funding-shutdown\/\">Senate Democrats &#8216;open&#8217; to Pentagon funding breakthrough despite shutdown gridlock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military.<\/p>\n<p>PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6yXD1hms7\">https:\/\/t.co\/A6yXD1hms7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1978630114125435156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,&rdquo; Newsom said on X.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The social media account for Newsom&rsquo;s press office also posted a critical message on X, calling the planned demonstration &ldquo;an absurd show of force.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown when members of the military cannot even get a paycheck,&rdquo; read the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/govpressoffice\/status\/1978608530157371636?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown when members of the military cannot even get a paycheck. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hG3EI1FMwT\">https:\/\/t.co\/hG3EI1FMwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1978608530157371636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, the USMC disproved Newsom&rsquo;s claim late Wednesday, assuring that the events would occur at a beach west of the I-5 freeway and would not necessitate any shutdowns on any &ldquo;public highway or transportation route.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1D0QnSOHu9\">pic.twitter.com\/1D0QnSOHu9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Marines (@USMC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMC\/status\/1978685941729345722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;All training events will occur on approved training ranges and comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/24-year-old-rust-armorer-once-made-nicolas-cage-curse-storm-off-set-after-firing-gun-report\/\" title=\"24-Year-Old \u2018Rust\u2019 Armorer Once Made Nicolas Cage Curse, Storm Off Set After Firing Gun: Report\">established safety protocols<\/a>,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redlandsdailyfacts.com\/2025\/10\/15\/marines-say-live-fire-250th-anniversary-beach-assault-will-not-close-the-5-freeway-in-orange-san-diego-counties\/?preview_id=4715519\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Lt. Col. Lindsay Pirek, a Marine spokeswoman for the event. &ldquo;No public highways or transportation routes will be closed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The press release <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usmc\/status\/1978685941729345722?s=46\">issued<\/a> by the USMC also contrasted Newsom&rsquo;s description of the amphibious assault demonstration as not a &ldquo;vanity parade&rdquo; or &ldquo;absurd show of force&rdquo; but rather a training exercise for the Marine Corps to maintain their &ldquo;readiness to defend the Homeland and protect our Nation&rsquo;s interests abroad against emergent and unprecedented challenges today and in the years ahead.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The celebration will feature numerous activities involving Marine Corps personnel, weapons, vehicles, and a &ldquo;live-fire&rdquo; demonstration. Vice President JD Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in Operation Iraqi Freedom, will be the keynote speaker. Vance is the first former Marine to hold the office of Vice President.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other Trump administration officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, are also scheduled to speak, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3845688\/four-courts-ruled-different-ways-trump-national-guard-deployments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOW FOUR COURTS RULED DIFFERENT WAYS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton. She mentioned there will be &ldquo;multiple rehearsals&rdquo; before Saturday&rsquo;s event, and a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usmc-refutes-newsoms-claim-of-freeway-closures-during-marine-corps-anniversary-celebration\/\" title=\"... refutes ...&#039;s ... of freeway ... during ... anniversary ...\">detailed risk assessment&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was conducted beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In advance of the training event and demonstration, we conducted a detailed risk assessment,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/10\/15\/marines-say-live-fire-250th-anniversary-beach-assault-will-not-close-the-5-freeway-in-orange-san-diego-counties\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Pirek. &ldquo;All participants will be briefed, medical, fire, and emergency assets will be on site, and multiple rehearsals will be conducted. All air, surface, and ground movements are scripted and rehearsed in accordance with standard operating procedures and established safety checklists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine Corps denies Newsom&#8217;s freeway closure claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2499545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24277038671926.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65328,4045,65313,36389,3678],"class_list":["post-2499544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anniversary-celebration","tag-california","tag-freeway-closures","tag-marine-corps","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24277038671926.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499544"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499548,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499544\/revisions\/2499548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}