{"id":2446715,"date":"2025-06-12T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-scolds-former-house-colleague-noem-after-padilla-detainment-i-do-not-recognize-you-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:09:01","slug":"bass-scolds-former-house-colleague-noem-after-padilla-detainment-i-do-not-recognize-you-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-scolds-former-house-colleague-noem-after-padilla-detainment-i-do-not-recognize-you-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bass scolds former House colleague Noem after Padilla detainment: \u2018I do not recognize you\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fbass-scolds-former-house-colleague-noem-after-padilla-detainment-i-do-not-recognize-you-washington-examiner%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=2446715&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>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly criticized Homeland Security Secretary kristi Noem following a heated incident during a press conference where Senator Alex Padilla attempted to raise concerns about Noem&#8217;s statements regarding Los Angeles being a &#8220;war zone.&#8221; Bass expressed that she no longer recognizes Noem, who she served alongside in Congress from 2011 until Noem became governor of South Dakota in 2019. The confrontation escalated when Padilla was forcibly removed from the event while trying to question noem. Following his detainment, padilla highlighted the management&#8217;s harsh treatment of individuals, suggesting that if a senator faced such a response, other Californians, like farmworkers and laborers, would also be affected. Although Noem initially did not acknowledge Padilla, she later claimed they had a 15-minute discussion after the incident. The situation has drawn attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tensions surrounding immigration policy<\/a> and the administration&#8217;s approach to criticism.  <\/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\">Bass scolds former House colleague Noem after Padilla detainment: &lsquo;I do not recognize you&rsquo;<\/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_2146676\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karen Bass<\/a> said she no longer recognizes Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kristi Noem<\/a> after a heated incident that saw Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440078\/sen-padilla-forcibly-removed-noem-press-conference-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alex Padilla<\/a> (D-CA) detained after he interrupted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenbucks-plan-uses-native-american-kids-in-voting-scheme\/\" title=\"&#039;Bidenbucks&#039; Plan Uses Native American Kids In Voting Scheme\">secretary&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s press conference Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bass and Noem entered the House together in 2011 and served together until Noem left Congress to become the governor of South Dakota in 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3439954\/republicans-ice-arrests-illegal-immigrants-comitted-crimes\/\">Republicans urge ICE to prioritize arrests of illegal immigrants to those who have committed crimes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3440172\/trump-sends-termination-notices-paroled-migrants-biden-era-program\/\">Trump sends termination notices to paroled migrants in Biden-era program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3439859\/trump-order-migrant-farm-workers-coming-immigration-crackdown\/\">Trump says order on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-order-on-migrant-farm-workers-coming-soon-amid-crackdown\/\" title=\"Trump says order on migrant farm workers coming &#039;soon&#039; amid crackdown\">migrant farm workers coming &#8216;<\/a>soon&#8217; amid immigration crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bass blasted Noem for calling Los Angeles a &ldquo;war zone,&rdquo; calling it an &ldquo;outright lie.&rdquo; The mayor then said she could not recognize her former colleague.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I served with the secretary for probably about 10 years in Congress, and Madam Secretary, I do not recognize you anymore,&rdquo; Bass said. &ldquo;I do not know the Kristi Noem that I served with for 10 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem said earlier that the Department of Homeland Security was going to stay and &ldquo;liberate&rdquo; Los Angeles. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to stay here and build our operations until we make sure we liberate the city,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>Bass questioned how Noem didn&rsquo;t know who Padilla was.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How could you say that you did not know who he was?&rdquo; Bass asked. <\/p>\n<p>Video showed Padilla approaching Noem as she was speaking, with security already wrestling with the senator as he began, &ldquo;Madam Secretary, I want to know why you insist on exaggerating and embellishing&mdash;&rdquo; before being pushed back toward the exit. Padilla can be seen resisting these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cracks-in-congress-rupture-with-padilla-detainment-screaming-matches-and-interparty-scraps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Cracks in ... rupture with ..., screaming matches, and interparty scraps ... Washington Examiner\">security wrestled<\/a> with the senator, who was still attempting to move in Noem&rsquo;s direction, Padilla told them to take their hands off of him, identifying himself and saying he was there to ask questions before being pushed through the doors and into the hallway outside, where footage showed him being brought to the ground and cuffed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Padilla identifying himself, it is possible officials at the press conference either did not recognize the senator or hear him over Noem speaking.<\/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&rsquo;s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem&rsquo;s press conference in L.A. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RLUVYP1Jsb\">pic.twitter.com\/RLUVYP1Jsb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobsoboroff\/status\/1933232550409089128?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>Padilla responded to the detainment, suggesting the administration is also treating others harshly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they&rsquo;re doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable,&rdquo; he<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAlexPadilla\/status\/1933285548262638023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Padilla later said he was escorted into the building and into the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Noem said she spoke to the senator for 15 minutes and exchanged phone numbers with him. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3438635\/karen-bass-los-angeles-area-mayors-condemn-ice-raids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BASS RALLIES LA-AREA MAYORS TO CONDEMN &lsquo;INHUMANE&rsquo; ICE RAIDS THAT IGNITED PROTESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After he interrupted our press conference with law enforcement, I met with Senator Padilla for 15 minutes,&rdquo; she posted on X. &ldquo;We probably disagree on 90% of the topics but we agreed to exchange phone numbers and we will continue to talk &mdash; that is the way it should be in this country. I wish he would&rsquo;ve acted that way in the beginning rather than creating a scene.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem previously said she didn&rsquo;t know who Padilla was initially.<\/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_2146676\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146676\"}});<\/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>Bass criticizes Noem after Padilla&#8217;s detainment: &#8216;I do not recognize you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-12-Jun-2025-08-41-PM-3940.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51930,4402,15527,8794,22861],"class_list":["post-2446715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bass-2","tag-congress","tag-detainment","tag-noem","tag-padilla"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-12-Jun-2025-08-41-PM-3940.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446719,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446715\/revisions\/2446719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}