Alex Padilla removed from Noem press conference, Democrats break out faux outrage

By now, we've heard about Alex Padilla's intrusion into DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference. For those of you who've been living under a rock, Padilla is California'a senior senator in the U.S. Senate. Yesterday, Sen. Padilla decided to interrupt Secretay Noem's presser while not identifying himself as a member of the Senate. It's as if he thought he was a household name. He isn't. He's a nobody backbencher. Sen. Padilla didn't even wear his U.S. Senate security pin. After Sen. Padilla's fundraising stunt, he exchanged phone numbers with Secretary Noem during a meeting with Secretary Noem which both people described as productive.

The NYPost is reporting "California Sen. Alex Padilla was chucked out of a Los Angeles news briefing as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussed the ongoing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots that have engulfed the city — before being thrown to the ground and handcuffed." While this report doesn't contain any misinformation, it's still incomplete. What this report doesn't show is the performative nature of Sen. Padilla's appearance at the press availability. This videtaped report shows what words alone can't capture:

First, Secretary Noem met with Sen. Padilla after the press availability. She said that she'd swapped phone numbers with Sen. Padilla after a 10-15 minute conversation. She said that they'd continue talking about the riots and other issues after the fact.

Meanwhile, Sen. Padilla held his own press availability outside the federal building. While Secretary Noem was calm, Sen. Padilla was teary-eyed and emotional. He then played the victim card, saying that if they did this to a sitting senator, imagine what ICE would do to farm workers in the field. Sen. Padilla failed to mention that farm workers in the field don't push their way into a cabinet secretary's press availability. It wasn't that Sen. Padilla is a sitting senator. It's that he tried pushing past Secretary Noem's Secret Service detail. His statement essentially said that he should be treated differently than a farm worker.

Meanwhile,Sen. Schumer said that the video "reeks of totalitarianism" before saying that "this isn't what democracies do." How pathetically performative:

This thing was contrived and poorly performed.Sen. Schumer and Sen. Padilla won't win any Oscars for their performances.

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