Alex Padilla, Kristi Noem
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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.
Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Federal agents handcuffed Padilla after his removal.
Video shows a Secret Service special agent on Noem's detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket and shoving him from the room, as the senator struggles to catch his breath while identifying himself.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.