Sen. Alex Padilla was temporarily detained after approaching Sec. Noem's podium at the news conference. (Bill Melugin/Fox News)
"If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country," Padilla said in his email to supporters, repeating his remarks from Thursday following the incident.
Schiff, in his fundraising email, called Padilla "one of the most decent people I know."
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And the DNC charged that the senator's forced removal was one of the Trump administration's "steps toward authoritarianism."
Videos of the incident showed Padilla attempting to walk up to Noem while she was speaking at a podium during a press conference. Padilla simultaneously attempted to shout over Noem, but law enforcement stepped in and forcefully stopped Padilla's advance.
President Donald Trump points to a reporter for a question during a signing a bill event, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump is also fundraising off the unrest in Los Angeles.
The Trump National Committee JFC, which is one of the joint-fundraising committees set up by then-former president during his successful 2024 campaign to win back the White House, sent out a fundraising email on Thursday.
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"The American Homeland is under attack! Cities across the country are on FIRE! Radical Lunatics in masks are HURLING CINDER BLOCKS at our great Cops and Troops! President Trump will not allow it," the email stated.
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