{"id":2446943,"date":"2025-06-13T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-issues-fiery-response-after-dem-colleague-melts-down-over-padilla-removal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:57:08","slug":"gop-rep-issues-fiery-response-after-dem-colleague-melts-down-over-padilla-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-issues-fiery-response-after-dem-colleague-melts-down-over-padilla-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep Issues Fiery Response After Dem Colleague Melts Down Over Padilla Removal"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fgop-rep-issues-fiery-response-after-dem-colleague-melts-down-over-padilla-removal%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=2446943&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>on the House floor in New York, a meaningful altercation unfolded between Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and democratic Rep. John Mannion. The confrontation was sparked after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-says-founding-fathers-would-have-tears-in-their-eyes-if-democrat-agenda-wasnt-passed\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi Says Founding Fathers Would Have \u2018Tears In Their Eyes\u2019 If Democrat Agenda Wasn\u2019t Passed\">news conference held<\/a> by California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, during which Padilla attempted to interrupt a press briefing by Governor Kristi Noem regarding Los Angeles. Following Padilla&#8217;s disruptive act,Mannion confronted Lawler,accusing him of not taking sufficient action amidst rising tensions in the political climate. Mannion&#8217;s outburst was described as &#8220;entirely unhinged and unprofessional&#8221; by lawler, who condemned his behavior as indicative of a toxic atmosphere among certain lawmakers. Mannion&#8217;s high emotions seem to reflect broader frustrations within the Democratic party, while Lawler&#8217;s response highlights the contentious partisan divide.This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident illustrates increasing tensions<\/a> in the political arena, characterized by aggressive exchanges and a feeling of volatility among representatives, further exacerbated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-biggest-accomplishment-could-also-fuel-his-2024-defeat\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s biggest accomplishment could also fuel his 2024 defeat\">current political climate surrounding<\/a> the Trump management.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two New York lawmakers &mdash; one Republican, one Democrat &mdash; had at it out on the House floor on Thursday after California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla&rsquo;s news-conference stunt, and you won&rsquo;t believe who started it.<\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps you will. Probably, in fact. Or almost certainly.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/12\/alex-padilla-john-mannion-mike-lawler-house-floor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, shortly after Democratic Rep. John Mannion had an outburst during a media briefing on the Capitol steps Thursday, he confronted GOP Rep. Mike Lawler on the floor &mdash; an attack condemned by Lawler as &ldquo;entirely unhinged and unprofessional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The incident came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kristi-noem-clarifies-really-happened-dem-senator-lunging-toward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after Padilla<\/a> was tackled while trying to interrupt a news conference by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in regards to the situation in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-shouting-dem-senator-physically-thrown-crashes-noem-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noem<\/a> said afterwards.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This man burst into the room, started lunging toward the podium, interrupting me, and elevating his voice, and was stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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?\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because there&rsquo;s nothing like trying to pretend you&rsquo;re putting an end to disorder by attempting to interrupt the administration&rsquo;s media briefing with a &ldquo;don&rsquo;t-you-know-who-I-am?&rdquo; entrance and subsequent takedown.<\/p>\n<p>Mannion would first yell at the media, which he apparently believes needs goading to be on the Democratic side: &ldquo;We need you,&rdquo; he said during the news conference on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-absolute-meltdown-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-confronts-abortion-capitol-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol steps<\/a>. &ldquo;We need you to hold them accountable. Media, it&rsquo;s your country, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t cover the distractions. Cover the actions that lead us towards authoritarianism, please.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And there&rsquo;s nothing like what happened next, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/despicable-113-house-democrats-refuse-condemn-anti-semitic-boulder-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> vote, to make you think this is a man fighting authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p>From Axios:<\/p>\n<p><em>As Lawler was speaking to Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) on the Democratic side of the floor, Mannion began shouting at his fellow New Yorker, multiple sources who saw the interaction told Axios.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;Mannion stands up and just starts yelling at him for absolutely no reason but emotion about the atmosphere that we&rsquo;re in right now,&rdquo; said one House Democrat who was standing close by.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The lawmaker said Mannion told Lawler &ldquo;something to the effect of, &lsquo;You&rsquo;ve got to do something. Stand up. Grow a pair of balls.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lawler&rsquo;s response, they said: &ldquo;F*** you &hellip; I have no idea what you&rsquo;re talking about.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A video of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-launch-bizarre-musical-protest-house-floor-rep-al-green-officially-censured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the floor<\/a> during the vote &mdash; which doesn&rsquo;t necessarily identify who&rsquo;s saying what, although it&rsquo;s pretty clear from the report what happened &mdash; seems to back up this version of events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some readers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMannionNY22?\">@JohnMannionNY22<\/a> launches into a profane tirade apparently towards <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeLawler?\">@RepMikeLawler<\/a> on the House floor moments ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WKTV?\">@WKTV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;F*CKING get over there and get some F*CKING balls!&rdquo; Mannion can be heard shouting on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan?\">@cspan<\/a> footage. &#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJ1TmMq8Au\">pic.twitter.com\/lJ1TmMq8Au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luke Radel (@lukeradel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukeradel\/status\/1933251702532067475?\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On X, Lawler also acknowledged the showdown, saying the rampaging Mannion was to blame.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;John Mannion was entirely unhinged and unprofessional,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was a shameful display that exposed his complete lack of temperament. No wonder numerous staffers have previously alleged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-gotta-wear-heels-staffers-describe-the-cuomo-way-of-working-for-nys-governor\/\" title=\"\u2018You Gotta Wear Heels\u2019: Staffers Describe \u2018The Cuomo Way\u2019 Of Working For NY\u2019s Governor\">toxic work environment<\/a>. He should go seek help for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-addresses-elon-musks-alleged-drug-use\/\" title=\"Trump addresses Elon Musk&#039;s alleged drug use\">anger management &#038;mdash<\/a>; and f*** off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Mannion was entirely unhinged and unprofessional. That was a shameful display that exposed his complete lack of temperament. No wonder numerous staffers have previously alleged a toxic work environment. He should go seek help for anger management &mdash; and fuck off. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QdRXTEixH8\">https:\/\/t.co\/QdRXTEixH8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawler4ny\/status\/1933253448189071779?\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As for the &ldquo;anger management&rdquo; issue, this was a real problem before Thursday&rsquo;s outburst, as WKTV in Utica reported <em>before<\/em> he even got elected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ONE-ON-ONE: I pressed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MannionforNY?\">@MannionforNY<\/a> on specific claims made by 3 anonymous former staffers. They say he created a &ldquo;hostile work environment.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NY22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NY22<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is clearly a coordinated effort to use smear tactics just a few days before election to hurt me and my family.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dogx3eAHgD\">pic.twitter.com\/dogx3eAHgD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luke Radel (@lukeradel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukeradel\/status\/1803550557719699847?\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So you know who the Democrats blamed, of course, per Axios: &ldquo;rising partisan tensions over the Trump administration&rsquo;s use of legal and physical force against Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The temperature is rising in here. There&rsquo;s a lot of unnecessary comments being thrown around, insinuations,&rdquo; Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson of Texas said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re seeing with the actions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-files-lawsuit-deep-blue-state-root-cause-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this administration<\/a> is out of control, and Republicans aren&rsquo;t doing anything to rein it in. Tempers are flaring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yes: The one thing that Democrats can agree on is that Democrats are allowed to do whatever they want, and it&rsquo;s the administration&rsquo;s fault if things get out of hand. It&rsquo;s rather sad that&rsquo;s only the second-least surprising thing about this story, right after the party affiliation of the representative that started this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-jasmine-crockett-reveals-happened-off-camera-clash-mtg-gonna-get-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House-floor verbal melee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The incident began after Democratic Representative John Mannion expressed his frustrations during a media briefing at the Capitol and then confronted GOP Representative Mike Lawler, who condemned Mannion&#8217;s behavior as &#8220;unhinged and unprofessional.&#8221; This confrontation occurred after Padilla was tackled while attempting to interrupt a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem regarding issues in Los Angeles. Noem later stated that they were providing updates on enforcement actions aimed at restoring order in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<p>During this chaotic scene, Mannion urged the media to hold officials accountable and criticized them for covering distractions instead of focusing on actions leading toward authoritarianism. However, things escalated further when Mannion shouted at Lawler during a House vote, demanding he take action and using vulgar language. Lawler responded with anger, expressing confusion over Mannion&#8217;s outburst.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler later took to social media to denounce Mannion&#8217;s behavior as unprofessional and suggested he seek help for anger management issues-a claim that had been previously raised by former staffers about Mannion creating a hostile work environment.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats attributed rising tensions in Congress to partisan conflicts exacerbated by actions taken during Trump&#8217;s administration. 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