Ben Meiselas

This was regular.

First off,

The Marines' anniversary was not yesterday, okay?

It's like November 10th.

This event was not planned significantly in advance.

The first time it was ever even mentioned was on Friday, okay?

And even as grok, which is used by the Pentagon,

as a Pentagon-approved AI tool, says no.

Firing artillery over the I-5 isn't routine for Camp Pendleton's standard training ranges, which are typically contained within base boundaries away from public highways.

Governor Newsom says earlier this week, the White House denied the freeway near Camp Pendleton would need to be closed due to live munitions being fired over the freeway.

But today, despite the White House claims and lack of transparency, California traffic and public expert safety experts have recommended temporarily closing the freeway to best protect the public.

And now the White House is being fact checked by Grok, the latest Pentagon AI tool.

Then I know people were like, but

Newsom had to shut down the I-5, not Trump.

If you're shooting missiles over the highway, you probably need to shut the highway down, right?

So we reported what was going down yesterday.

And then Governor Newsom, this was the response by Trump's team.

Newsom is lying.

He closed the highway.

Not only did nobody at the White House or the Marines ask him to do so, the Marines repeatedly said there are no public safety concerns with today's exercise.