Morphine Prince 109,667 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after trying to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference related to immigration. "I am Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary," Padilla said to Noem, which prompted several men to physically push him out of the room. It was unclear who the men were, as several were dressed in plain clothes. Padilla's office shared a video of the incident with NBC News. The video shows Padilla being taken into a hallway outside and pushed face forward onto the ground as officers with FBI-identifying vests told the senator to put his hands behind his back. The officers then handcuffed him. Speaking to reporters later Thursday, Padilla said he was receiving a briefing from military officials when he learned Noem was in the same building and decided to join her briefing. "I was there peacefully," he said. "At one point, I had a question, and so I began to ask a question. I was almost immediately forcibly removed from the room, I was forced to the ground, and I was handcuffed." He added, "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 farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.” DHS responded on X, falsely claiming that Padilla "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself." Noem made the same false allegation during an interview on Fox News. "Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’ repeated commands," DHS said, claiming that agents "thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately. Secretary Noem met with Senator Padilla after and held a 15 minute meeting." Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna212688 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onlygaga 1,747 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 Pretty sure this happens in 1930’s Germany, as well. Sad what this country is doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco 25,129 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 5 minutes ago, Onlygaga said: Pretty sure this happens in 1930’s Germany, as well. Sad what this country is doing. Never question the fuhrer. The gays know how to party Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Breast 6,494 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 At face value it is completely unacceptable and tyrannic, but the explanation given after and the video do seem to match, though it is kind of a mess so correct me if I'm wrong, I hate to say **** that's against my own views 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓼𝓸 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkmanthaC 115,047 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 There’s no way they didn’t know who he was. she/her/hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mayhem 3,428 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 Imagine getting thrown out of a place you work at EVERY DAY...all because Trumpsters wanna suppress Democratic officials and voters voices... Dictatorship? Authoritarian? Fascist? Tyranny? Do people not recognize the signs of what Trump and his people are doing? History repeats itself and unfortunately I dont think this country is going to make it 5 more years unless things drastically change Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,667 Posted June 12, 2025 Author Share Posted June 12, 2025 31 minutes ago, HeAteMyh3art said: At face value it is completely unacceptable and tyrannic, but the explanation given after and the video do seem to match, though it is kind of a mess so correct me if I'm wrong, I hate to say **** that's against my own views DHS responded on X, falsely claiming that Padilla "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself." Noem made the same false allegation during an interview on Fox News. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippy 14,277 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 I heard this today during out immigration briefing... It pisses me off so much TMBT 3.22.11 // TBTWB 1.17.13 // ArtRAVE 6.3.14 // C2CT 5.28.15 // TJWT 8.13.17 // CWT 9.8.22 // TMB 7.22.25 & 7.24.25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Breast 6,494 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 6 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: DHS responded on X, falsely claiming that Padilla "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself." Noem made the same false allegation during an interview on Fox News. me and completely forgetting an entire paragraph these republicans man.... 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓼𝓸 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 10,754 Posted June 12, 2025 Share Posted June 12, 2025 Disgusted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onlygaga 1,747 Posted June 13, 2025 Share Posted June 13, 2025 2 hours ago, Bronco said: Never question the fuhrer. Question everything, gurl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamartia 3,027 Posted June 13, 2025 Share Posted June 13, 2025 From the article linked: "Padilla didn’t want answers; he wanted attention," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said. "Padilla embarrassed himself and his constituents with this immature, theater-kid stunt." Not MAGA using theatre kid as an insult too lmao "I lied. I lied!" (Germanotta, 2025) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickypie101 1,591 Posted June 13, 2025 Share Posted June 13, 2025 I know they wouldn’t have done this to a white senator. It’s disgusting. I thank my senator for fighting for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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