Alex Padilla manhandled and removed from Kristi Noem presser

Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city." Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) 2025-06-12T18:06:08.896Z

Sam Stein posted this image on X, provided to him today by a Padilla staffer who recorded the moment the lawmaker was taken to the ground:

— Brandi Buchman (@brandibuchman.bsky.social) 2025-06-12T18:38:02.862Z

This video shows what happened to Sen. Padilla after they forcibly removed him from Kristi Noem's press conference. He's given orders from the officers that would cause him to smash his face, then pushed to the ground and handcuffed. Via: x.com/elex_michael...

— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) 2025-06-12T18:38:22.256Z