Senator Alex Padilla is a good man and principled public servant. The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace. Anyone who assaulted the Senator should be held accountable. No one is above the law.
This assault is not only on @SenAlexPadilla, but on freedom of speech and expression in our country. These actions taken by Trump’s DHS communicates a message to all Americans that none of us is safe.
Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing: "I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
Senator Alex Padilla was fulfilling his Congressional oversight duties when he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed. This is no isolated instance; this is a pattern of behavior by the Trump administration. There is simply no justification for this abuse of authority.
A sitting US senator can take a meeting with a cabinet member anytime they want. He could have calmly asked Secretary Noem a question. Alex Padilla wanted the optics. He wanted to act like a lunatic on camera to goad Secret Service into detaining him.
This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America. As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks. Stop this blatant violation of…
BREAKING: Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed and cuffed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.
This is a United States Senator being violently removed from a public briefing. Many of are reaching out to Senator Padilla right now and there are facts we need to gather, but this is a very, very serious moment.
BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed.
At :59 the man arresting Senator Padilla says "there's no recording allowed here." It's a PRESS CONFERENCE
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
Alex Padilla tried to shove his way up to Sec. Noem and interrupt her press conference for political theatre. And now, on cue, he wants to play the victim. Try not acting like an entitled clown next time and you won’t get tackled and cuffed, Senator! No one feels sorry for you.
NEW: California Senator Alex Padilla gets choked up and practically starts crying after being arrested for his stunt at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference. Padilla says he stumbled upon Noem's press conference and simply "wanted to ask a question." The theatre here is…
If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
I did a quick check on Padilla’s account to see if he believes anyone is above the law. Imagine that. 🤣
Whoa!! A sitting US Senator, Alex Padilla, was just shoved and forcibly removed from a press conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Reports are he’s been arrested. No one is above the law. It’s about time these Democrats stopped acting like they are.
BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed.
Look how quickly Democrats all posted in unison after Padilla’ circus stunt today. He even put together a press conference afterwards in record time. This was all a political stunt. Everything Democrats do is staged
What just happened to @SenAlexPadilla is absolutely abhorrent and outrageous. He is a sitting United States Senator. This administration’s violent attacks on our city must end.
PADILLA: "I was not arrested. I was not detained. I will say this. If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, if this is how the department of homeland security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to…
URGENT BREAKING: Democrat US Senator Alex Padilla was just thrown to the ground and arrested for trying to speak at a DHS Press Conference by Secretary Kristi Noem. This is Trump’s America. This is so incredibly pathetic. I am so sad for the state of this country.
“If you can make @SenAlexPadilla forcibly kneel before this executive, when does it stop?” —@SenBooker
Let’s call it what it is: a disgraceful abuse of power. Senator Alex Padilla was dragged and handcuffed out for daring to question Secretary Noem. This wasn’t a threat—it was dissent. They’re not keeping us safe—they’re silencing us.
Watch the exact moment Democrat Senator Alex Padilla is brought to the ground and cuffed by officers. WILD
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