Alex Padilla (D-CA) was manhandled by homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's security team before being forced to the ground and being handcuffed, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin called out the Donald Trump appointee for her actions and comments as the lawmaker was dragged out.

Noem blamed Sen. Padilla for the stunning confrontation in which he was forcibly ejected by Secret Service and FBI personnel from her press conference. The post ‘Political Theater!’ Kristi Noem Blames Senator Padilla for Getting Himself Manhandled By Agents in Stunning Fox News Interview first appeared on Mediaite.

Footage on social media shows Senator Alex Padilla of California identifying himself while being blocked by agents, but not before.

Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident - California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed

Tricia McLaughlin, the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, posted a tweet Thursday afternoon defending the physical removal and detention of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) from a press conference,

The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said she and federal officials hope to protect LA and other cities from “lawlessness.”