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House members from both sides of the aisle responded strongly shortly after the viral explosion of Sen. Alex Padilla, who was kicked out of a Homeland Security press conference held in Los Angeles on Thursday.
New York’s minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Florida’s Anna Paulina Luna and Ohio’s Jim Jordan spoke to Fox News Digital after Padilla was escorted from the hearing.
“It was crazy,” Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y.
“That’s a bad situation,” Jeffries said.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-FLA. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.
Many Democrats have even denounced how the Secret Service handcuffed and removed Padilla from the room during the event, and some even called on Nome to resign. Padilla and DHS secretary Christy Noem later held a meeting. Padilla’s office described it as “citizen” and was told “from the heart” despite strong differences of opinion between the two.
Luna, a Florida Republican, said the virus incident speaks to a bigger optical issue with a Democrat man.
“I think Optics is pretty bad for all Democrat men,” Luna said.
“I mean, he was actively approaching her. Clearly, security saw it as a threat. After the fact, she pulled it, pulled it and swapped the numbers, and then he’s a sitting senator and he’s acting strange.
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Senator Alex Padilla was temporarily taken into custody after approaching Sec. Noem’s podium at the press conference. (Bill Melgin/Fox News)
“I think he was trying to get clickbait, but I don’t know how you grew up, but I was raised to not throwing tantrums.
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Jordan, an Ohio Republican, wondered why Padilla was in it. Los Angeles instead of Washington DCbecause the Senate was in session on Thursday.
“Well, the first thing that comes to mind is why he doesn’t vote here.
“I know they’re in the session, so why is he doing it here? And then, why, why isn’t he waiting and not having his own press conference? The press is there. The camera is there. The microphone is there. I’m waiting until the secretary’s nom is finished. I’m in and make a scene,” the Republican added.
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The FBI said he was let go after he properly identified himself because he didn’t wear his security pins He interrupted Noem While trying to ask questions while she was speaking. Padilla stated his name and wore a shirt that the US Senator said.
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“If this is how this administration responds to senators with questions, then we can only imagine what they are doing to farmers, chefs, and daily workers across California and across the country. We are responsible for this administration,” he said after the incident.
Meanwhile, DHS denounced it as a “disrespectful political theatre.” The press conference was focused Anti-ice citizens’ uncertainty In Los Angeles, federal immigration authorities continue to arrest illegal immigrants in the area.
