US Senator Padilla violently removed at press conference-chaos in LA!

US Senator Padilla violently removed at press conference-chaos in LA!

In a surprising incident, US Senator Alex Padilla was paid by security forces during a press conference with Minister of Homeland Protection. According to zvw.de , the occurrence of the current protests in Los Angeles took place. Padilla tried to interrupt Noem to ask questions, which ultimately led to his violence.

"I have questions," Padilla called before security forces intervened. The senator was dragged out of the room under the angry calls from "Hands Weg". In the hallway there was another incident in which Padilla was brought to the ground by FBI officials and laid in handcuffs. It remains unclear whether the emergency services were aware that it was an incumbent US senator.

political reactions and concerns

criticism received NoEM for the incident. She described Padilla's behavior as "not appropriate" and expressed that a large part of the Americans share this view. California's governor Gavin Newsom also spoke up. In a conversation with the press, he described the incident as "outrageous, dictatorial and shameful" and practiced sharp criticism of President Donald Trump and his administration. Despite an attempt by NoEM to look for the dialogue with Newsom, this was unsuccessful. Afterwards Noem had a 15-minute conversation with Padilla.

The incident took place against the background of increasing protests in Los Angeles. President Trump warned of a "light -loved city" in the metropolis. But according to the Los Angeles, Nathan Hochman, the protests are mostly peaceful. Hochman found that the riots are limited to just a small part of the population and that a decline in violence can be observed. This contradicts the media representations of chaotic conditions.

protests and output lock

At night, an outcome lock for the center of Los Angeles was imposed, which applies from 8 p.m. local time. This affects a small part of the city. By Wednesday morning, a total of 203 people were arrested for unauthorized protests, while 17 people were charged with violations of the curfew. Hochman emphasizes that most residents of Los Angeles do not take part in the protests. Only a small minority of around 400 people was directly involved in violent riots.

On Wednesday, in several cities, including New York, San Antonio and Raleigh, smaller, largely peaceful protests took place. In order to ensure security, the military presence in Los Angeles will be expanded on Thursday with additional 2000 soldiers from the National Guard, according to other reports from sueddeutsche.de .