The rally-style speech was given in honor of the Army's 250th anniversary at Fort Bragg, where President Donald Trump addressed renaming bases and penalties for burning flags.

Newsom, widely assumed to be a leading contender for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket, fired back at criticism with a barrage of social media posts.

"They start shooting, I'm taking off," said Arley Washington, a protester I met on the bus, when he spotted the phalanx of ...