Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was physically removed from a DHS press conference and placed in handcuffs on Thursday, after reportedly lunging at Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference in Los Angeles.
Watch:
BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed. pic.twitter.com/Q2sUWiImAM
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 12, 2025
BREAKING 🚨 Democrat U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was just thrown on the ground and handcuffed 🔥
Democrats are no longer above the law
I VOTED FOR THIS pic.twitter.com/iq79kHNMC0
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) June 12, 2025
As Axios reports;
In a video posted to X by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, Padilla was seen being grabbed and pushed out of the press conference while saying he had “questions for the secretary.”
- “I am Senator Alex Padilla,” Padilla said in the video. He was then grabbed by multiple men and shoved out of the room.
- Further video showed Padilla being handcuffed and detained in the hallway outside the room.
- “He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information,” Padilla’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
Noem subsequently said she would contact Padilla and “try to have a conversation,” NBC News reported.
Developing…
Tyler Durden
Thu, 06/12/2025 – 15:02
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