Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) threw a tantrum during a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and had to be forcibly removed from the event.
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“The stunning altercation unfolded as Noem was speaking at the Federal Building in Los Angeles, where days of protests have erupted over the ICE raids,” NBC News Los Angeles reported. “Padilla was removed from the room after saying, ‘You insist on exaggerating.’ At least two men identified as Secret Service agents by the Department of Homeland Security approached Padilla, a Democrat, near a wall and pushed him through doors near the rear of the room.”
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Let’s be clear: This wasn’t some spontaneous outburst. It was a premeditated stunt, designed to create a scene, get a reaction,
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