<p>Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) choked up on Tuesday while recounting his brief <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senator-removed-by-security-after-disrupting-noem-presser-in-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detention</a> last week after interrupting a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles — a disruption that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) slammed as &#8220;disrespectful political theatre.&#8221;</p>
<p>In remarks on the Senate floor, Padilla appeared to get emotional as he spoke about what happened from his point of view.</p>
<p>&#8220;You’ve seen the video. I was pushed and pulled, struggled to maintain my balance. I was forced to the ground — first on my knees and then flat on my chest,&#8221; Padilla lamented. &#8220;And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway, repeatedly asking, &#8216;Why am I being detained?&#8217;, not once did they tell me why.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alex Padilla fake cries while explaining how law enforcement protected DHS Secretary Noem from a no-name Senator interrupting her press conference. <a href="https://t.co/RqdJth2YVY">pic.twitter.com/RqdJth2YVY</a></p>
<p>— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1935021575490650469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Padilla went on to say that &#8220;a lot of questions&#8221; came to his mind, including where was he being taken, was he being arrested there, and &#8220;what would a city already on edge from being militarized think when they see their United States senator being handcuffed just for trying to ask a question?&#8221;</p>
<p>DHS dismissed the notion that Padilla merely spoke out as Noem was informing the public about the Trump administration&#8217;s troop deployment to Los Angeles in response to violent anti-ICE protests.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">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></p>
<p>— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1933222907398008912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#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> on X.</p>
<p>&#8220;Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’ repeated commands,&#8221; the agency added. &#8220;[The 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;</p>
<p>Democrats have been in an uproar over what happened to Padilla, going as far as to <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1933231055999226078" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demand</a> an investigation and for Noem to <a href="https://x.com/PramilaJayapal/status/1935007079439151611" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resign</a> from her post. Republicans have largely been more measured in their response.</p>
<p>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t both sides own up to the fact that they both own some responsibility for what happened there? Sen. Padilla should have found a better way to elevate his concerns to the Secretary of Homeland Security, rather than going in there and having that dust-up,&#8221; Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1935367899184513117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Wednesday.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenThomTillis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenThomTillis</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/SenAlexPadilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenAlexPadilla</a>: &#8220;Why don&#8217;t both sides own up to the fact that they both own some responsibility for what happened there? Senator Padilla should have found a better way to elevate his concerns to the Secretary of Homeland Security, rather than going in there… <a href="https://t.co/HrKl3Abo9D">pic.twitter.com/HrKl3Abo9D</a></p>
<p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1935367899184513117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Having said that, there were clearly people in that building that knew he was a U.S. senator, so the minute he was removed from that situation in that briefing room, then they should have treated him with respect, and allowed him to disperse,&#8221; Tillis added. &#8220;It was disgusting to me to see somebody wrestled to the floor, anybody, but particularly a U.S. senator that&#8217;s in a federal building.&#8221;</p>

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