Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are visiting Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, where troops are putting on a show of amphibious vehicles and aircraft with a beach landing demonstration.

Vance is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks live in the video player above.

A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of the military showcase has drawn strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said safety concerns forced him to close a 17-mile (27 kilometers) portion of the interstate.

“The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “Firing live rounds over a busy hi

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