{"id":2446632,"date":"2025-06-12T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-laments-padillas-political-theater-over-speaking-directly\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:18:42","slug":"noem-laments-padillas-political-theater-over-speaking-directly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-laments-padillas-political-theater-over-speaking-directly\/","title":{"rendered":"Noem laments Padilla\u2019s \u2018political theater\u2019 over speaking directly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnoem-laments-padillas-political-theater-over-speaking-directly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a press conference in Los Angeles, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) of engaging in &#8220;political theater&#8221; after he aggressively interrupted her. Padilla was forcibly removed from the briefing as he did not communicate his identity and posed a disruption. Following the incident, Noem expressed her dismay that Padilla chose to confront her publicly instead of discussing matters privately, stating that this behavior discredits both him and the political process. Padilla later vowed that Democrats would hold the Trump governance accountable for its actions. The situation sparked controversy, wiht some Democratic senators criticizing the treatment of Padilla, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/official-biden-admin-on-track-to-meet-its-goal-of-100-million-covid-19-vaccines-in-100-days\/\" title=\"Official: Biden Admin on Track to Meet Its Goal of 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccines in 100 Days\">administration officials defended<\/a> the response, claiming Padilla&#8217;s actions were inappropriate for the setting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Noem laments Padilla&rsquo;s &lsquo;political theater&rsquo; over speaking directly<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2146873\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Homeland Security<\/a> Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kristi Noem<\/a> accused Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) of engaging in &ldquo;political theater&rdquo; following his outburst during a Thursday press conference, suggesting he should have spoken to her privately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440078\/sen-padilla-forcibly-removed-noem-press-conference-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Padilla was forcibly removed <\/a>from Noem&rsquo;s briefing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles<\/a> on Thursday, where the Trump administration has deployed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Guard<\/a> and Marines to quell anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots as agents work to deport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigrants<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440501\/democrats-march-thune-johnson-office-padilla-detained-noem-press-conference\/\">Democrats march to Thune&#8217;s and Johnson&#8217;s offices after Padilla&#8217;s &#8216;brutal handcuffing&#8217; at Noem press conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3440443\/hakeem-jeffries-elise-stefanik-new-york-governor-race\/\">Jeffries says Stefanik should run in New York governor&rsquo;s race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3440010\/ex-lapd-officer-anti-ice-los-angeles-riots-rodney-king-bass\/\">Ex-LAPD officer: Anti-ICE riot could rival Rodney King if Bass doesn&#8217;t quell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This man burst into the room and started lunging toward the podium, interrupting me and elevating his voice, and was stopped,&rdquo; Noem explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the senator did not immediately identify himself, and that &ldquo;appropriate actions&rdquo; were taken as soon as he made it known. The two spoke at length after the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a conversation with the senator after this, we sat down for 10-15 minutes and talked about the fact that nobody knew who he was, he didn&rsquo;t say who he was until he was already had been lunging forward and people were trying to detain him for quite a period of time, and that this, we&rsquo;re leaders, we&rsquo;re public servants,&rdquo; Noem added. &ldquo;And if he had requested a meeting, I would have loved to have sat down and had a conversation with him, but coming into a press conference like this is political theater. It&rsquo;s wrong and it does a disservice to this country and the people who live here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2980896&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0fddef7283b4721e41d2318940e79077\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Noem also rebuked Padilla&rsquo;s &ldquo;ridiculous&rdquo; question of how deportees are being treated, &ldquo;if this is how this administration responds to a U.S. senator with a question.&rdquo; The secretary noted how Padilla disrupted her press conference and resisted others who were attempting to stop him, questioning if the senator &ldquo;wanted the scene.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-trump-met-with-sidney-powell-and-general-flynn-in-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-fraud\/\" title=\"REPORT: President ... Met with Sidney Powell and General Flynn in Oval Office \u2013 Discussed Deploying Military, Naming Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud\">pushed back<\/a> against claims from Democratic senators, including Sen. Ben Ray Luj&aacute;n (D-NM), who asked on X if President Donald Trump is requesting people to &ldquo;start arresting United States senators.&rdquo; Noem explained that Padilla was &ldquo;never arrested&rdquo; and that he was in the process of getting handcuffed before he identified himself and requested a meeting with the secretary, which Padilla <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MJKS4syY3GY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">also confirmed <\/a>to reporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely sickened to see the forcible removal and manhandling of a U.S. Senator &ndash; and my friend &ndash; Alex Padilla, for doing his job.<\/p>\n<p>I hope by tonight, every Democrat and Republican member of this body has the courage to say something. This has gone too far. It&rsquo;s not right. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rukSyJkvrc\">pic.twitter.com\/rukSyJkvrc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Ben Ray Luj&aacute;n (@SenatorLujan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLujan\/status\/1933251039588692174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;People just need to get over themselves and have the backs of law enforcement and this president, who just want to clean up America and make it safe again,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3439859\/trump-order-migrant-farm-workers-coming-immigration-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP SAYS ORDER ON MIGRANT FARM WORKERS COMING &lsquo;SOON&rsquo; AMID IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following his removal from Noem&rsquo;s press conference, Padilla vowed Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440321\/alex-padilla-responds-forcible-removal-kristi-noem-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> &ldquo;will hold this administration accountable.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator Padilla <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chose disrespectful political theatre<\/a> and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers&rsquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkwevrKn3y\">https:\/\/t.co\/JkwevrKn3y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TriciaOhio\/status\/1933236074136170658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin pushed back against Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-CA) claim that Padilla&rsquo;s removal from the press conference was &ldquo;dictatorial,&rdquo; stating that the senator &ldquo;chose disrespectful political theatre.&rdquo; She added that the Secret Service thought Padilla &ldquo;was an attacker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2146873\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146873\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noem criticizes Padilla&#8217;s &#8216;political theater&#8217; 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