California Senator Alex Padilla breaks down what happened in the moments before he was handcuffed by law enforcement after interrupting Secretary Noem’s press conference.

Republicans continued to chastise Padilla, using words like “launch,” “lunge” and “bum rush” to describe Padilla’s behavior as he began to try to pose a question to Noem.

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.

Alex Padilla asked a question at a DHS presser and ended up handcuffed—because that’s where we are now in 2025.

Alex Padilla (D-California) was forcibly removed from a press conference while asking a question to DHS Security Kristi Noem.Padilla interrupted Noem as she was speaking. He was then removed from the room by at least three men.

The protests planned for Saturday could become the largest nationwide demonstrations of Trump’s second term. But unlike in previous eras, the government’s posture heading into them is not one of caution: it is one of preparation,

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 15, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by California Senator Alex Padilla.

Rep. John Mannion (D-N.Y.) shocked colleagues in both parties Thursday by tearing into Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in what sources described as a tense and profane confrontation over the forcible removal of Sen.