Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s LA riots press conference descended into chaos Thursday as a Democrat Senator interrupted the event.
California Senator Alex Padilla began shouting over Noem before he was removed from the room.
‘I’m Senator Alex Padilla, and I have questions for the secretary,’ Padilla said as he was escorted out.
‘The fact of the matter is half a dozen violent criminals that you’re rotating on your…. hands off.’
When Padilla interrupted the press conference, Noem was still speaking and the Q&A portion of the meeting had not started, reported Fox 11.
Footage shared by Padilla’s team showed that he was forced to the ground and handcuffed by the FBI.
Noem was in Los Angeles to discuss the Trump Administration’s response to the anti-ICE protests and immigration raids in the area.
‘We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and mayor have placed on this country and what they’ve tried to insert in this city,’ she said as Padilla interrupted.
California Senator Alex Padilla interrupted the DHS press conference on Thursday
Padilla began shouting over Noem before he was removed from the room
Noem was in Los Angeles to discuss the Trump Administration’s response to the anti-ICE protests and immigration raids
Images on social media show that Padilla was pushed to the ground by at least three officers who held him down as they handcuffed him.
Noem condemned the senator for the disruption and noted that he had not even asked for a meeting with her.
‘I think everybody in America would agree that that was inappropriate,’ she said.
Sen. Padilla’s team released a statement shortly after insisting he was at the press conference to perform his congressional duties.
‘Senator Padilla is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations in Los Angeles and across California,’ the statement said.
‘He was in the federal building to receive a briefing with General Guillot and was listening to Secretary Noem’s press conference.
‘He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.’
This is a developing story…