Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and pinned to the floor.
open image in gallery Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on June 12 2025 ( AP ).
At that point, Padilla entered and shouted: “I’m Senator Alex Padilla.
“Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Swalwell told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil in an interview.
open image in gallery Padilla’s treatment by law enforcement seeking to protect Noem has provoked an outcry ( AP ).
He should be prosecuted,” Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said of Padilla in conversation with NewsNation.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s response was equally predictable when he told reporters: “The Democrat Party is on the wrong side. »