California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called Saturday’s Marine Corps live-fire training demonstration in his state "reckless" after a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle was damaged.

CHP said Sunday that one of its vehicles, on Interstate 5, was damaged by metal shrapnel from an explosive artillery shell fired during the demonstration at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were at the base to celebrate the Marines’ 250th Birthday on Nov. 10.

“We love our Marines and owe a debt of to gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects,” Newsom said Sunday on the social platform X.

CHP said that no injuries were reported, while Tony C

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