Sen Alex Padila forcibly removed from NoM’s LA presser: Trump officials called it ‘childish’; Democrats condemn the attack on free speech

In a dramatic collision that captures Washington, California’s Democratic Senator Alex Padila was pushed to the ground from a press conference organized by Homeland Security Secretary Christian NoM at Los Angeles on Thursday, and was forcibly removed. The incident has provoked a terrible political line, Republican leaders criticized the senator’s actions, while Democrats have condemned the treatment of a sitting senator as an attack on democratic criteria.

There was chaos during the press briefing of NOEM about the immigration enforcement efforts of the Trump administration at Los Angeles, which have already staged a strong protest in California. Padila went into the room and recently shouted questions about the immigration raid, saying that she had not received any response from Homeland Security Officers.“I am Sen Alex Padila. I have questions for the secretary,” he said, before the secret service agents caught him from the jacket and expelled him from the room. A scuffle after a scuffle in the hallway, where 52 -year -old Padila was forced to her knees and restrained by several officials. “Stay away!” He shouted during change.Padila was briefly handcuffed, but was not taken into custody. Later he met privately with NOEM for about 15 minutes. “We exchanged phone numbers and agreed to continue to talk – thus it should be in this country,” Nom said later. “I wish he used to act like this in the beginning instead of creating a scene.”Trump officials hit back: ‘Childish’ and ‘Unheld’White House officials were in a hurry to defend the conduct of federal officials, who portrayed Padila’s actions as careless and unfair. White House press secretary Karolin Lewit wrote on X, “Democrat senator Alex Padila should be embarrassed today on his childish behavior. He crashed in the middle of an official press conference … and refused to get out of the room and follow the instructions of the law enforcement officers.,White House communication director Steven Chewing also said, “Thanks to all media outlets for playing [Padilla’s] Freak out. Shows the public what is a full crazy padila. ,DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaglin doubled, wrote on X that Padila had shown “incredibly aggressive behavior” and did not identify herself before moving towards NoM. He said, “Senator Padila chose the derogatory political theater and disrupted a live press conference without identifying herself or on his Senate security pin … Secret service agents thought that he was an attacker and the authorities worked properly,” he said.Noam told Fox News that when he appreciated the final conversation with Padila, he believed that the senator’s entry at the press event was “political theater”.House speaker Mike Johnson accused Padila of “charging” at NoM and suggested that the Senate should issue a formal sensor. “You don’t charge a sitting cabinet secretary,” he said. “A message should be sent that it is not how we are going to work.”Democrats annoyed: ‘Shameful and amazing misuse powerDemocratic leaders reacted with anger, calling the incident an attack on democratic norms and abusive misbehavior of power.“If this administration reacts to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they are doing for farm workers, for cooks and day laborers,” said Padila.Former US vice -president Kamla Harris posted, “This is a shameful and surprising misuse of power.” Chak Shumar, the leader of the Senate majority, said, “We need immediate answers what hell happened.”On the floor of the Senate, Senator Patty Murray said, “It is unacceptable that the Senator of the United States, in his elected home state … went to ask a question and brutally was thrown to the ground and handcuffed.”California’s Governor Gavin Newsome gave Padila “one of the most civilized people,” says, “it’s derogatory, dictatorship and shameful. Trump and his shock are out of military control. It should now end. ,Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident “disgusting”, while fellow California senator Adam Shif said that “democracy was attacked”.Members of the Congress’s Hispanic Caucus demanded an inquiry, called the treatment “unacceptable”. House minority leader Hakim Jeffrees said the action was “United Nations-American” and said that those responsible were “held accountable to a full extent of law.”Democratic MPs later marched in the offices of the Senate majority leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson in protest. Former speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “This attack on Senator Padila was an attack on freedom to speak in our country today.”