Sen. Padilla was attending the press conference as part of his oversight duties as a U.S. Senator.
CA Sen. Alex Padilla’s statement after being forcibly removed, pushed to the ground & handcuffed while trying to ask Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem a question at a press conference
The senator was escorted into the press briefing by FBI, he identified himself as a senator, he tried to ask a question–and yes as he explains “I wanted to fact check them”–and as a result, he was forcibly removed from the room. These are the facts, but MAGA wants you to believe otherwise. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears”
As a US senator, there was no reason for him to comply. Unless we are going by fascist rules where we are silent slaves of the state. US citizens are within their rights to question authority. The only “queen” is the submissive coward that approves the state behaving this way.
I know you ran for some public office, lately. So you’d apparently be fine with someone bursting into a public meeting, disrupting the proceedings and loudly demanding to be heard though this was not the time for questions or comments.
Not only that, but refusing to shut up and then refusing to leave.
I’m so sad I share the world with people like you.
“refusing to shut up and then refusing to leave”
That’s some strong cognitive dissonance there.
This is authoritarian thuggery at its most obvious. Completely inexcusable.
America wake up. You are next
I wondered if you’d cover this. I imagined you’d be getting your hair and nails done for the big event on Saturday.
Padilla is a drama queen who is thrilled beyond words that this happened.
All he had to do was comply and leave like an adult, but instead he kept avoiding and turning around…probably looking for a camera.
And in case you missed it, he wept during his press conference. What a putz!
Ironically, Newsom has been begging to be arrested for over a week and Padilla manages it his first time out.