OMG Can We Act Like Adults?

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So today .. rather than stand and wait the turn to ask his questions in an appropriate manner, CA senator Alex Padilla barged into a Christie Noem press conference and beligerently approached the stage, yelling over Noem. Security responded to redirect him and he continued to try and get around them to approach the stage again. Security continued restraining him and eventually removed Padilla from the room.

Very poorly handled on Padilla's part to act this way knowing security is assigned to protect Noem. Perhaps intentional on his part to provoke the incident knowing this ? Security was as polite as possible given his resistance, but did rather forcibly remove him and cuff him in the hallway.

Not handled very well by any involved, including Padilla.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-senator-forcibly-removed-after-crashing-dhs-secretary-noems-press-conference

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/sen-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-from-noem-press-conference-241463365681

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Pherick · 41-45, M

Does anyone have video of the whole interaction? All the news sources I see with video start with people grabbing him and manhandling him out of the room. I don't see him doing anything inappropriate. It didn't seem like anyone was speaking when he was, so he wasn't interrupting a press conference, at which questions would normally be asked, but I want to see a longer bit of video, I have to imagine there is more out there.

BrandNewMan · M

@Pherick This is the longest I saw so far but others are out already

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@BrandNewMan so far there is no evidence of his provoking the response.

BrandNewMan · M

@Pherick @samueltyler2 He was resisting security through out the entire effort to address him, well before he identified himself. Noem was actively speaking throughout the video aside from a few seconds looking up to see what the disruption was. Are you trying to spin the proof in the video footage?

nonsensiclesnail · F

@Pherick [media=https://youtu.be/ebsHov1ytVE?si=6LDairC3EkUdMd0o]

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@BrandNewMan not the version i saw.