Watch: Kristi Noem Levels Alex Padilla With Facts After He Issues a Statement

As we reported, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) created an incident at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press briefing in Los Angeles on Thursday. She was making opening remarks.

It wasn't even time for questions when Padilla came up on the side of the room without identifying himself, no one knew who he was, and haranguing her.

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They then tried to push him back, but he pushed back against them. You can see how close he gets in this new video.

Senator Padilla interrupting Secretary Noem, being forcibly removed, then being handcuffed. pic.twitter.com/B3fv4mtKKB
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After the incident, Padilla issued a statement. Notice he doesn't take questions.

BREAKING: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) gets teared up and very emotional after being handcuffed, removed because he disrupted Kristi Noem's press conference.

"If this is the response to a senator with a QUESTION - I can only IMAGINE what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to… pic.twitter.com/Lw2WonwhYA
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Padilla said he was there waiting for a scheduled briefing in another room. He admits he was getting a briefing. He learned Noem's press briefing was a couple of doors away, then went to her press briefing. He said at one point he had a question (even though it wasn't time for questions for reporters). Haranguing her isn't a "question."

He said he wasn't arrested or detained.

Then this was the money language, the new "narrative."

"If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question...you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community, and throughout California, and throughout the country," he said as he started to tear up. "We will hold this administration accountable."

Oh please. Even CNN's security expert explained why security reacted as they did.

But Noem then destroyed Padilla's hot take on Fox. She said no one knew who he was, and coming into a press conference like that was "political theater."

🚨DHS Sec Kristi Noem REFUTES Sen. Alex Padilla's claim that he was just there to peacefully ask a question:

"This man burst into the room, started lunging toward the podium, interrupting me, and elevating his voice..." pic.twitter.com/oHulFg4qMW
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She then called out "absolutely ridiculous" and said his actions were "completely inappropriate," "not becoming a U.S. senator," and "perhaps he wanted the scene."

DHS Sec. Noem SHAMES Sen. Padilla for his actions today:

"The way that he acted was completely inappropriate. It wasn't becoming of a U.S. Senator or a public official, and perhaps he wanted the scene." pic.twitter.com/JF4Lf1pZXq
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Noem said the American people are tired of this.

"People need to get over themselves and have the backs of law enforcement," she said.

🔥DHS Sec. Kristi Noem is having NONE of Sen. Padilla's theatrics:

"I'm so sick of the politics, Martha. This is literally people's lives. We have criminal gangs and terrorists out on our streets that we're trying to remove from LA.

People just need to get over themselves and… pic.twitter.com/tVOsnr0QPE
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