The White House plans to hold a large event at the Pendleton Marine Base in California from October 17 (Friday) to October 18 (Saturday), which includes firing live ammunition overhead on Interstate 5. After learning about this, the Governor of California, Newsom, issued a statement ensuring public safety, criticizing Trump for "placing personal arrogance above responsibility and completely ignoring public safety," saying "firing live ammunition over a busy highway is not only wrong but also dangerous." Newsom strongly condemned this "ridiculous display of force," stating "using our military to intimidate people with different opinions is not a demonstration of strength — it's recklessness, disrespect, and unbecoming of his position." The United States Marines had previously confirmed that their exercises would take place as usual within the training range and would not cross the highway. However, on Friday evening, the state government received notification from the event organizers asking the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to post signs along I-5 Highway — "Overhead fire in progress." On Saturday morning, after the California government again requested details, the federal government informed that the live ammunition shooting activity was scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. that day.
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