(PJ Media)—The fallout from California Sen. Alex Padilla’s chaotic interruption of a DHS press conference continues, and Secretary Kristi Noem is now speaking out to correct the record and push back against the media spin and the Democrat faux-outrage mob.
What we saw wasn’t a misunderstanding or a case of mistaken identity. It was a premeditated spectacle designed to hijack the headlines, and according to Noem, it put everyone in that room at risk.
“We were conducting a press conference to update everyone on the enforcement actions that are ongoing to bring peace to the City of Los Angeles,” Noem explained in an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum. “And this man burst into the room, started lunging towards the podium, interrupting me, and elevating his voice… he did not identify himself and was removed from the room.”
In a post on X, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino pointed out that Padilla was not wearing his security pin.
With regard to the incident in LA this afternoon, the Senator in question was not wearing a security pin and physically resisted law enforcement when confronted. Our FBI personnel acted completely appropriately while assisting Secret Service and we are grateful for their…
— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) June 12, 2025
So not only was he dressed in plainclothes, but Padilla wasn’t wearing his security pin and was refusing to follow repeated commands from security. As we previously reported, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin explained that the Secret Service believed that Padilla could be an attacker and acted accordingly. Padilla was handcuffed and held facedown outside the room after ignoring officers’ instructions.
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