Alex Padilla Appears To Choke Up On Senate Floor As He Recounts Disrupting Noem’s Press Conference

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Alex Padilla Appears To Choke Up On Senate Floor As He Recounts Disrupting Noem’s Press Conference

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Democrat California Sen. Alex Padilla became visibly emotional during a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday as he recounted being removed from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s press…

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