Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) attempted to disrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Los Angeles press conference on Thursday, but his grandstanding swiftly backfired.
A video captured by Fox News’ Bill Melugin showed Padilla crashing the Department of Homeland Security press conference and interrupting Noem’s speech.
‘He was in the federal building to receive a briefing with General Guillot and was listening to Secretary Noem’s press conference.’
Security swiftly intervened.
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“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla stated after an agent began escorting him out of the room.
Resisting multiple security officers, the senator tried to press on with his comments.
Moments later, after agents had removed him from the room, Padilla shouted, “Hands off!”
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