According to the New York Times, the U.S. Navy Corps held military exercises at its base in Penneldon, California, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Navy Corps. During the time, the U.S. Navy Corps carried out a real-time ballistic shooting, and a 155mm M777 grenade cannon flew over Interstate Highway 5 connecting Los Angeles and San Diego. On the evening of 17th, the Navy Corps also carried out a grenade test. U.S. Vice President Watson and Defense Secretary Hergersh attended the commemoration.

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Earlier on the 18th, before the US military fired artillery shells, California Governor Newsom announced that due to the potential danger posed by the military's live-fire shooting, the state would close a section of Interstate 5 from noon to 3 p.m. The Associated Press mentioned that intercity rail services running parallel to Interstate 5 have also been suspended. The New York Times said the highway closure sparked outrage among Californians because it caused a delay of about an hour and blocked a large number of drivers on the road.

Newton strongly opposed the launch of cannon bombs, saying that the move was to sacrifice public security in pursuit of a political crackdown. He said on social media on the 18th: ¡°This is an extremely absurd demonstration of force that could directly put the people of California in danger. It is not only wrong, but even more dangerous to conduct a real-world ballistic exercise on busy highways without coordination with state, federal and local partners.¡±

California shuts off Interstate 5 from noon to 3 p.m.

The White House responded to a U.S. Newsweek statement from the U.S. Navy Corps, saying that "the Navy Corps did not request the closure of Interstate Route 5".

Drebelbis, a spokesman for the Marines' First Expedition Battlegroup at Pendelton Camp, said: "The M777 grenades have been routinely fired from land-based gun launches west of Interstate 5, to the impact zone east of the road, in line with existing security agreements, without the need to close the route."

U.S. Vice President Wences said the Navy assessed that the exercise would not pose a threat, saying: ¡°If Newton wants to oppose training exercises to make sure our armed forces become the world¡¯s deadliest combat force, please.¡±

The New York Times said highway closures have become the latest point of conflict between Newsom and the White House. In early June, without Newsom requesting support, the White House repeatedly ordered the dispatch of a total of about 4000 California National Guard personnel and about 700 U.S. Marines to the Los Angeles area to assist federal agencies in carrying out their tasks. Since then, there has been constant fighting between the two sides.

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California Governor: Trump Has Destroyed Me

U.S. President Trump interfered with several private company operations and successfully acquired a 10% stake in Intel.

On August 28th, local time, Newsom, governor of *, California, USA, called Trump's series of actions "disgusting" at a forum hosted by Politico.

During the event, Newtonly mentioned the matter three times, accusing Trump of profiting from it by negotiating with U.S. technology companies.

On the 27th, Newsom participated in the video screenshot of "California Agenda: Sacramento Summit" (the same below)

According to the report, during the meeting, Newsom said that if former US President Biden tried to reach a similar agreement with US companies such as Intel like Trump, American society would feel "angry."

"It's ridiculous, it's reckless," Newsom said. "Just imagine if Biden tries to nationalize Intel, people will be angry." He questioned Trump: "Are you kidding me?"

Newton has since twice criticized the Trump administration, calling the move a ¡°socialization and nationalization¡± of companies such as Intel.

¡°It sickens me to the core.¡±

Newton calls Trump¡¯s move to interfere in private business operations ¡°disgusting¡±

Recently, the Trump administration has frequently intervened in U.S. private companies, which has stunned people on Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

Several weeks ago, Trump asked U.S. chip companies NVIDIA and Superview Semiconductor (AMD) to "pay" the U.S. government 15 percent of their chip sales revenue in China in exchange for export licenses. The U.S. National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) said that since then, Trump has continuously broken the long-term practice of government interaction with enterprises, deviating from the long-standing free market spirit that dominates both in the U.S. two major political parties.

On August 22, local time, Trump announced at the White House that he had reached an agreement with Intel to acquire the company¡¯s 9.9% stake by investing $8.9 billion in Intel¡¯s ordinary shares, making the U.S. government its major shareholder. That $9.9 billion included a $7.7 billion subsidy granted to Intel under the Biden government¡¯s Chip and Science Act but not yet paid, as well as another $3.2 billion government-funded project funding.

Previously, Trump had asked Intel CEO Chen Liwu to resign immediately on the grounds of so-called "relations with China." After the two met, he changed his tune and praised each other as a "successful person." Trump specifically mentioned on the 22nd:"When he (Chen Liwu) came, he only wanted to keep his job, but in the end he brought US$10 billion in benefits to the United States. So we 'accepted'$10 billion."

Three days after announcing the acquisition of Intel, Trump said on Sunday he intended to take a similar investment strategy on other large companies to ¡°take as many profits as possible.¡±

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The New York Times stated that the Trump administration's recent intervention in private companies continues the "transactional model" under his leadership, which requires companies to make concessions when they need government help.

NBC noted that Trump even pressured companies like Coca-Cola, Walmart, Amazon and others to adjust their product formulations and prices to meet the interests of the government in internal affairs.

Trump said in an interview: "I met with enterprises and set a price that I thought was fair. They can choose to pay or refuse."

According to the U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC), U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnik revealed that the Trump administration is interested in acquiring shares in military-industrial companies and is considering whether to join the U.S. top defense contractor.

Many businessmen and politicians, either privately or publicly, said that Trump¡¯s new concept of economic governance is very different from the traditional policies of the U.S. government, ¡°they¡¯ve never seen anything like that.¡±