Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was swiftly removed from the room after he began to interrupt a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles, where the Trump administration has deployed National Guardsmen and U.S. Marines in response to violent anti-ICE protests.
The outburst started after Noem said federal officials would stay and &#8220;liberate&#8221; the city from the &#8220;socialist&#8221; and &#8220;burdensome&#8221; leadership of California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Padilla started trying to speak loudly, after which security quickly started pushing him out.
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BREAKING: California Democratic Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexPadilla4CA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlexPadilla4CA</a> just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed. <a href="https://t.co/Q2sUWiImAM">pic.twitter.com/Q2sUWiImAM</a>
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1933222907398008912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I&#8217;m Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary!&#8221; the Democrat cried as he tried, with little success, to stand his ground. Within moments, security shoved Padilla out the door. &#8220;Hands off!&#8221; he shouted as law enforcement kept him moving.
NBC News journalist Jacob Soboroff <a href="https://x.com/jacobsoboroff/status/1933232550409089128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> video that he said came from Padilla&#8217;s office, showing law enforcement officials pressing the senator to the ground and putting him in handcuffs.
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Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A. <a href="https://t.co/RLUVYP1Jsb">pic.twitter.com/RLUVYP1Jsb</a>
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobsoboroff/status/1933232550409089128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin, who caught part of the initial incident on video, <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1933229630980534737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on X that Noem ended up meeting with Padilla.
&#8220;After I stopped recording, my team witnessed him being taken to the ground by FBI personnel and he was temporarily detained. Awaiting further details on what happened out of our view,&#8221; he said.
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Melugin later <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1933235624821272829" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>: &#8220;Noem tells me she had a 10-15 minute meeting with Padilla and they swapped phone numbers. Says it was cordial and beneficial. He had concerns about ICE operations &amp; they opened up a line of communication. Said it was a good meeting and things are okay between the two of them (outside of all the political reaction happening now).&#8221;
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After he interrupted our press conference with law enforcement, I met with Senator Padilla for 15 minutes. We probably disagree on 90% of the topics but we agreed to exchanged phone numbers and we will continue to talk—that is the way it should be in this country.
I wish he… <a href="https://t.co/WdDs26jyCY">pic.twitter.com/WdDs26jyCY</a>
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1933267265849278591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
In a statement, the senator&#8217;s office gave an explanation of what transpired.
&#8220;[Padilla] tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information&#8221; it <a href="https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1933234559145161005" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also responded in a post on X.
&#8220;Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem,&#8221; DHS <a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1933236707060822447" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’ repeated commands. [Secret Service] thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately. Secretary Noem met with Senator Padilla after and held a 15 minute meeting.&#8221;
Reactions to the confrontation flooded social media.
&#8220;A member of Alex Padilla&#8217;s staff just so happened to record Padilla&#8217;s outburst and then him getting handcuffed in the hall by FBI, and then sent the video to a local TV anchor,&#8221; Washington Free Beacon investigative reporter Chuck Ross <a href="https://x.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1933233156368298376" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X.
&#8220;Padilla missed Senate votes all week, only to throw a temper tantrum, rush the stage where DHS Secretary Noem was speaking, and get forcibly removed by security,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SteveGuest/status/1933225102318915766" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a> conservative commentator Steve Guest.
Newsom, in a post on X, <a href="https://x.com/CAgovernor/status/1933228665263042839" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a>: &#8220;Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know. This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now.&#8221;
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1933231055999226078" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for an investigation.
&#8220;Watching this video sickened my stomach, the manhandling of a United States Senator, Senator Padilla,&#8221; Schumer said. &#8220;We need immediate answers to what the hell went on.&#8221;
According to Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) <a href="https://x.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1933240074180665835" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> of Padilla, &#8220;He has a responsibility to his constituents to show up at work, not to go try to make a spectacle of himself.&#8221;

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