June 2025: TRUMP PRESIDENCY CNN Debunks Dems, Says Agents Were Right To Cuff, Subdue Senator Padilla

CNN Debunks Dems, Says Agents Were Right To Cuff, Subdue Senator Padilla
"When even CNN's own political analysts are calling out a Democrat senator for manufacturing a publicity stunt, you know something has gone seriously wrong. That's exactly what happened when Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) decided to crash a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and resist Secret Service agents.

Instead of universal condemnation of how the Secret Service treated him, Padilla faced uncomfortable truths from his media allies.
The spectacle unfolded when Padilla showed up uninvited to Noem's press conference, apparently expecting to grandstand his way into the headlines. He not only disrupted her while she was speaking, but he also wasn't wearing his security pin, and Secret Service agents, not knowing him from a hole in the wall (who did before Thursday?), prevented him from charging toward the dais. He responded by resisting the Secret Service before agents forced him out of the room.
CNN's David Chalian didn't mince words about what really happened here and why Padilla was actually there. "I mean, he's there to spark a moment and create attention. There's no doubt this is a, you know, political tactic that he was employing," Chalian admitted with refreshing honesty, not even pretending this was anything other than manufactured drama.
The desperate nature of Padilla's stunt becomes even more apparent when you consider the circumstances. This wasn't a congressional hearing where senators have the right to ask questions. This wasn't an open forum. As Chalian pointed out, "she was holding a press conference and doing a press statement. He's not a member of the press." Padilla simply crashed a Secret Service-protected cabinet member's press event, hoping to create viral content for his leftist base.
The entire episode reveals the desperate state of the Democratic opposition to the Trump administration's immigration policies. Unable to make their case through normal political channels or win the argument on its merits, they've resorted to publicity stunts that would make a reality TV producer blush. Padilla so transparently orchestrated his performance that even CNN couldn't maintain the pretense that this was legitimate political action." 

PJM