BREAKING: California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed.

What just happened to Senator Alex Padilla is absolutely abhorrent and outrageous. He is a sitting United States Senator. This administration’s violent attacks on our city must end.

Whoa!! A sitting US Senator, Alex Padilla, was just shoved and forcibly removed from a press conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Reports are he’s been arrested. No one is above the law. It’s about time these Democrats stopped acting like they are.

This is a United States Senator being violently removed from a public briefing. Many of are reaching out to Senator Padilla right now and there are facts we need to gather, but this is a very, very serious moment.

Let’s call it what it is: a disgraceful abuse of power. Senator Alex Padilla was dragged and handcuffed out for daring to question Secretary Noem. This wasn’t a threat—it was dissent. They’re not keeping us safe—they’re silencing us.

Watch the exact moment Democrat Senator Alex Padilla is brought to the ground and cuffed by officers. WILD

This assault is not only on Senator Alex Padilla, but on freedom of speech and expression in our country. These actions taken by Trump’s DHS communicates a message to all Americans that none of us is safe.

URGENT BREAKING: Democrat US Senator Alex Padilla was just thrown to the ground and arrested for trying to speak at a DHS Press Conference by Secretary Kristi Noem. This is Trump’s America. This is so incredibly pathetic. I am so sad for the state of this country.

If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.

I did a quick check on Padilla’s account to see if he believes anyone is above the law. Imagine that. 🤣

At :59 the man arresting Senator Padilla says "there's no recording allowed here." It's a PRESS CONFERENCE

Senator Alex Padilla is a good man and principled public servant. The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace. Anyone who assaulted the Senator should be held accountable. No one is above the law.

PADILLA: "I was not arrested. I was not detained. I will say this. 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

Senator Alex Padilla was fulfilling his Congressional oversight duties when he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed. This is no isolated instance; this is a pattern of behavior by the Trump administration. There is simply no justification for this abuse of authority.

BREAKING: Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed and cuffed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.

Alex Padilla tried to shove his way up to Sec. Noem and interrupt her press conference for political theatre. And now, on cue, he wants to play the victim. Try not acting like an entitled clown next time and you won’t get tackled and cuffed, Senator! No one feels sorry for you.

Look how quickly Democrats all posted in unison after Padilla’ circus stunt today. He even put together a press conference afterwards in record time. This was all a political stunt. Everything Democrats do is staged

This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America. As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks. Stop this blatant violation of

“If you can make Senator Alex Padilla forcibly kneel before this executive, when does it stop?” —Sen. Cory Booker

A sitting US senator can take a meeting with a cabinet member anytime they want. He could have calmly asked Secretary Noem a question. Alex Padilla wanted the optics. He wanted to act like a lunatic on camera to goad Secret Service into detaining him.