California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says President Donald Trump “and his shock troops are out of control” after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference on Thursday and handcuffed after shouting at Secretary Kristi Noem.
During the press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, Padilla interrupted Noem and began shouting, prompting agents to remove him from the room, ultimately forcing him to the ground before handcuffing him.
In response, Newsom likened Trump to a dictator while Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) called for an investigation into the agents who removed and handcuffed Padilla.
“Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know,” Newsom wrote on X. “This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his
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