Democrats are expressing their outrageous outrage over Senator Padilla of California being removed from Kristi Noems presser today, but most people arent buying it.
Even CNNs security analyst Josh Campbell went on the record today, defending the agents and suggesting that they acted appropriately.
Campbell breaks it down from the perspective of the agents and makes perfect sense.
Mediaite reported:
Appearing on CNNs The Arena, security correspondent Josh Campbell said that agents acted appropriately in escorting the senator out of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noems press conference after he interrupted.
From a law enforcement perspective, were really looking at three separate incidents that happened within a short period of time, Campbell explained. First, you have the DHS secretary who was addressing the press. This was not a Q&A period, and she was interrupted. She was interrupted by someone who was speaking very loudly. And so her security detail confronts what we obviously now know to be the senator. And at that point, he is now going to be escorted out. You cant interrupt something like that thats already in progress without having those consequences.
The second incident, in my view, happens the moment as officers are trying to lead him out he then turns and walks back towards kind of into those agents. At that point, from a security detail perspective, were taking this person out against their will. Weve asked the person and again, this is all happening very quickly but the moment he then turns into them, they realize this is not someone who is going to comply.
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Noem Has Meeting With Padilla After Heckling Senator Thrown Out of Press Briefing on LA Riots
Oh, you know what, I havent, I dont even know the Senator. He did not request a meeting with me or to speak with me. So when I leave here Ill have a conversation with him and visit and find out really what his concerns were.
Noem tells me she had a 10-15 minute meeting with Padilla and they swapped phone numbers. Says it was cordial and beneficial. He had concerns about ICE operations & they opened up a line of communication. Said it was a good meeting and things are okay between the two of them (outside of all the political reaction happening now).
Horse posted on 2025-06-13 03:29:38 Reply Private Reply