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California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and pinned to the floor.

The incident sparked uproar, with California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell among those calling for Noem’s resignation.

“Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Swalwell told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil.

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[–] hypna@lemmy.world 190 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did nobody hear her say that the national guard is there to "liberate" the city from their local and state officials? It was in that very same press conference. I get that there's a lot to track right now, but that seems like a bigger deal to me

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like an invasion and clear violation of state rights. I didn't listen to her, maybe I should find a transcript

[–] NecroParagon@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago

When the government starts talking about taking out the socialists that's always a bad sign

[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 125 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good luck. They have no morals and don't see any problem with this.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

If signalgate didn’t sink Hegseth this won’t do anything for Noem

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Swalwell was incorrect to say that Padilla was arrested. As the senator clarified at his own press conference, he was handcuffed but not arrested or detained.

My brother in Christ, what do you think detainment is? You were pinned to the ground and handcuffed by federal officers. That’s the textbook definition of “detained”.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Its like dems want to get stomped on

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

"Detain me harder, Daddy Drumpf. Harder, I say!!"

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Also she’s utterly incompetent and her hair extensions are ridiculous.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Oh, buddy... There's more going on than just possible extensions...

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, I just meant in that particular photo. Holy crap I hadn’t seen the ‘before’ picture. That’s unsane.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It is...

She's put quite a bit of money/effort in "Trumping" up her appearance in quest of that MAGAt "ideal woman"...

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 week ago

I wonder if anyone has congratulated her on her gender confirming surgeries.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Whoever plays me next is definitely going to look like me. Herr's my cat played by Rufus Purrizon:

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yikes. Her face has more plastic than a pelican’s stomach.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

In this administravesty: botox good, vaccines bad.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cruella Barbie.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] griff@lemmings.world 4 points 1 week ago

Creepy Gnoem

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 week ago

Ha. Asking a fascist to resign for fascist action in a fascist government. I mean, worth a try, right?

Wish in one hand…

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hey remember when Republicans impeached Biden's DHS guy for no reason

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Dems won't do shit

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago

Geez. Do you thinks she'll resign? /s

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

Good god that woman's face...

If we keep mocking her appearance, drumpf will can her himself. Once the mocking starts happening, the Moron-in-chief will distance himself with "I didn't know her." BS then bam, fired lol

[–] margaritox@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

I hate that she looks like an insta-hoe

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish she would resign, regardless

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, if we're talking wishes, why not go big AF? I might tune in if her head exploded on live TV to reveal to the world the scales underneath. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I'm pretty sure we're not in that timeline, though.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What stuck out to me was how differently the Democrats and Republicans present for the moment had such different recollections and perspectives on what actually happened. Leavitt claimed Padilla "lunged" at Noem. According to the article, he didn't even get half a question in before he was "bundled" by FBI and security. Really makes you wonder who's telling the truth ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ more importantly than that it goes to show the truth doesn't even matter. Assholes like that can lie blatantly and those that want to believe what she says will simply take her word...or perhaps worse, see the truth for themselves and deny it anyway.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's all just sound bites to use on Fox News. There is no truth. I don't see a way back for you either. It's happening here in the UK too. Everyone just wants to stay in their little echo chamber.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

i didn't mind that she brags about shooting her pets on a whim like an actual psycho serial killer but this...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The cosplaying POS that bragged about shooting her dog and her goat?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Gee democrats don’t go too hard on them or anything. Maybe we could do a nicely worded letter instead?

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Let’s get a tweet drafted, and then delete it!

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Cunt won't.