By John Q. Hosedrinker 
During a Marine Corps 250th-anniversary celebration, live ammunition was fired over a California freeway, resulting in shrapnel striking vehicles, including a CHP patrol car and a car from a motorcade. Governor Newsom expressed concerns about the use of live ammunition and ordered part of Interstate 5 closed, despite initial assurances from the Marine Corps that no closures would occur. Following the incident, Newsom criticized the Trump administration via X, highlighting the White House’s downplaying of safety concerns and the premature detonation of ordnance. The governor’s office demanded an apology from the White House.
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Gavin Newsom Warned Trump Admin It Wasn’t Safe To Fire Live Ammo Over A Freeway. Guess What Happened Next?
It’s pretty straightforward, isn’t it? The whole scenario just screams of recklessness, a disregard for safety, and an almost gleeful embrace of potential disaster. When the situation is distilled down to its core, it’s about Gavin Newsom, the then-governor of California, warning the Trump administration that firing live ammunition over a freeway was a terrible, dangerous idea. You’d think that basic common sense would be enough to deter such a reckless act. The subsequent events only serve to highlight the administration’s pattern of prioritizing political theater over the well-being of the public.
Newsom recognized the inherent risks. Firing live rounds over a busy freeway? It’s a recipe for catastrophe. And yet, despite the warning, despite the obvious dangers, it seems that someone in the Trump administration thought it was a brilliant idea. The details are fuzzy, perhaps intentionally so, but the core message is clear. Someone, somewhere, decided that safety was a secondary concern, easily sacrificed at the altar of… well, it’s hard to say exactly what. Some people feel that the administration was trying to provoke a political squabble with Newsom. The goal may have been to score political points, maybe to create a spectacle, or perhaps simply to assert power. Whatever the motivation, the choice to proceed was a blatant disregard for human life.
The potential consequences were terrifying. Think about the possibility of stray rounds, ricochets, or malfunctions. Imagine the chaos, the injuries, the fatalities that could have resulted. And the fact that they seemingly didn’t care about these potential outcomes is what’s truly unsettling. It points to a mindset that’s willing to gamble with the lives of ordinary citizens, all for the sake of something they deemed more important, most likely a political point. We’re talking about a situation where someone was seemingly willing to risk a mass casualty event over a highway just to make a point or play some game.
The fact that the warning came from Newsom, a political opponent, adds another layer of complexity. It underscores a fundamental lack of respect for expertise, for common sense, and for the very people they were supposed to be serving. The administration disregarded his professional opinion. And, of course, the administration went on to do the opposite of what Newsom advised.
What actually happened in the end is a testament to the Trump administration’s disregard for safety. The administration chose to ignore the warning and proceed with a dangerous plan, even in the face of expert opinions. It’s a pattern that played out repeatedly throughout their tenure, this disregard for safety and the willingness to risk the lives of everyday citizens. It’s a sad state of affairs when basic precautions are ignored and political grandstanding takes precedence over public safety.
The whole episode is a perfect example of what can happen when people in power prioritize their own agendas over the well-being of the people they are supposed to serve. It’s a stark reminder that we can’t take safety for granted and that those in positions of authority must be held accountable for their actions. It also highlights the importance of speaking out when you see something wrong, even if it means challenging those in power. Newsome did the right thing here, and hopefully, he was able to stop a terrible event.