Kristi Noem, Alex Padilla
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California Sen. Alex Padilla continued to defend himself Friday and refute the claims that he crashed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference.
Bay Area Republican strategist Matt Shupe described Padilla’s attempt to abruptly question Noem “pure political theatrics.”
Senator Alex Padilla of California on Thursday was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in a startling episode that deepened partisan tensions over the Trump Administration’s expanded immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles.