LOS ANGELES — Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) is speaking up after her California colleague was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles.

But I don't want to blame them. Many countries have done that. The Congo -- you know, we have a great press conference coming up later, and it's the Congo and Rwanda.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A sitting U.S. Senator was forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's press conference on Thursday. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) was detained ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak during a press conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. Idrees Ali / REUTERS ...

Fox News contributor Joe Concha weighs in after Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was handcuffed for barging into DHS Sec. Noem's press conference Thursday NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!