This is NOT gonna make other Congressmen Happy….
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was physically removed on Thursday from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Additional video showed Padilla being handcuffed and detained in the hallway outside the room.
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“I’m Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half a dozen violent criminals that you’re rotating on your …,” he said as he was pushed out of the room….
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Republican leadership and Trump administration officials have insisted Padilla’s removal was a result of him barging into the room, not identifying himself and failing to comply with law enforcement.
There is no audible evidence of repeated asks or warnings from officers for Padilla to back away in videos reviewed by The Post. As officers tried to move him out of the room, Padilla identified himself, saying, “I am Senator Alex Padilla” — eight seconds after first attempting to interrupt Noem. Padilla did not appear to be wearing his Senate pin, but he was wearing a “U.S. Senate” shirt with a logo under a jacket.
Speaking to reporters after the incident, Padilla said he was waiting for a scheduled briefing from federal officials when he learned about Noem’s news conference. He said he then went to the news conference to “hear if I could learn any new, additional information” about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions….
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Democrats on Capitol Hill were furious Thursday after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed and handcuffed after trying to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in Los Angeles.
After Padilla identified himself by his name and title, he pushed toward the front of a conference room trying to ask a question. He was then grabbed by agents who pushed him backward, shoved him through a set of double doors, and forced him onto the ground and handcuffed him….
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