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[–] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Has anyone seen the video footage preceding this? What caused him to be removed?

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I don't know if there's video footage of Padilla specifically preceding this moment of the press conference, but I think this clip captures most of what happened. Here's a description from AP News:

    Padilla interrupted the news conference after Noem delivered a particularly pointed line, saying federal authorities were not going away but planned to stay and increase operations to “liberate” the city from its "socialist" leadership.

    - https://apnews.com/article/alex-padilla-noem-immigration-protest-california-f67d220a0254473c53c16aa96f554239

    In terms of why he was removed, the article also says this:

    In a statement, DHS said that Padilla “chose disrespectful political theater” and that Secret Service “thought he was an attacker.” The statement claimed erroneously that Padilla did not identify himself — he did, as he was being pushed from the room.

    Which is obviously a retroactive justification. From what I can tell they did it because it was "disrespectful" to Noem (which is not illegal) and they knew they could get away with it.

    EDIT: Found some slightly longer footage here which just shows him pressing towards the front of the group before getting pushed back.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure there's gotta be a law against the federal government officially attacking a state to remove democratically elected officials.

    Because that's exactly what her statement says they are there to do. Nothing about immigration or protests.

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