Newsom Blasts ‘Reckless’ JD Vance After Shrapnel Hits Vice President’s Motorcade During Marine Celebration

Sean James Oct 19th, 2025, 8:12 pm

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) bashed Vice President JD Vance on Sunday, saying he was “reckless” to move forward with a celebration of the Marine Corps., a day after the vice president’s security motorcade was hit by shrapnel from a “prematurely detonated” shell.

reported the 155-millimeter shell was fired during the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps. at Camp Pendleton in North San Diego, “dropping fragments” on the California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of Vance’s security.

“No officers were hurt in the mishap,” reported, with one officer describing the sound

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