Sen. Alex Padilla of California was faraway from a press convention and handcuffed, then positioned on the bottom in a video that has since gone viral. Sen. Alex Padilla was trying to deal with Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem, who held the press convention to deal with the unstable immigration enforcement standoff in Los Angeles.
Homeland Safety’s Kristi Noem hosted the press convention on the Federal Constructing in Los Angeles on Thursday (June 12), the place Sen. Alex Padilla is from. When Padilla tried to interject and push again in opposition to Secretary Noem’s depiction of the actions undertaken by ICE and supported by armed forces, he was approached by a pair of Secret Service brokers.
As famous within the video footage and social media posts, Sen. Padilla was heard saying, “I’m Sen. Alex Padilla and I’ve questions for the secretary” forward of being handcuffed and put face down on the bottom.
Noem used her time on the podium to take jabs at Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has clashed with President Donald Trump over the operation, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
“We’re not going away,” Noem mentioned. “We’re going to liberate town from the burdensome management, mayor, and governor.”
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