Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) went viral on Thursday when he spoke over and tried to move toward Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as she held a press conference in Los Angeles. Security acted quickly to push him toward the exit. Noem has described Padilla’s actions as “political theater,” though Schiff claimed that the senator was trying to ask a question and that Noem did not want to discuss “the lawless acts” by the DHS in Los Angeles.
“So, he had every right to do so. That’s part of his oversight responsibilities, and to be treated that way and to be responded to by saying, ‘Oh, we didn’t know who you are’ when it was literally written on his shirt or his jacket when he was
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