Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) expressed shock after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she wasn’t aware of who the California senator was following his detainment at a press conference.
“What does it say about the secretary to not know who the senator from California is, the ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on immigration?” Padilla said during a CNN interview on Sunday.
Padilla claimed Sunday that he was escorted into the room where the press briefing was being held by a member of the National Guard and an FBI agent.
“They opened the door for me, and they stood next to me while I was listening for the entire time,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash. “And then, of course, once I was forcibly removed and handcuffed.”
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