Senator Alex Padilla was pushed and shoved from the room at a federal building in Los Angeles as he tried to ask Kristi Noem about operations that have rocked America’s second largest city.
Footage filmed by Padilla’s staff outside the room showed the senator being pushed to the ground by security agents wearing bulletproof vests with FBI logos, who then handcuffed him.
A voice can be heard telling the Padilla staffer “There’s no recording allowed out here,“ as a body moves in front of the camera, before the recording ends.
“Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem,“ Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaughlin wrote on social media.
Noem called Padilla’s interruption “inappropriate” and told reporters at the news conference he had not requested a meeting with her.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called the incident “outrageous, dictatorial and shameful.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the episode “absolutely abhorrent and outrageous.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for an investigation into the “despicable” incident.
“Senator Padilla was there legitimately in that building to ask questions of what’s going on in California, which everybody wants to know answers to.
The mostly peaceful demonstrations have been marred by eye-catching violence, including people torching cars and throwing rocks at police.
The White House responded with overwhelming force, sending 4,700 troops to the city, despite objections from local officials and the police, who said they had the manpower and ability to handle unrest that has taken place in a few city blocks.
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