While Democrats slammed the Trump administration for resorting to authoritarian tactics, GOP lawmakers blamed Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) for the ugly episode.

“You insist on exaggerating,” Padilla said as Noem was speaking, seemingly prompting at least two men to approach and shove him.

“You insist on exaggerating,” Padilla said as Noem was speaking, seemingly prompting at least two men to approach and shove him.

Video shows Padilla escorted out as he tries to question homeland security secretary at Los Angeles presser

"It is shocking at every level," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Thursday after her Democratic colleague was forcibly removed from a press conference.

Video showed Padilla being cuffed after he tried to ask question at Los Angeles press conference held by homeland security chief Kristi Noem.

Padilla, a Democrat from California, attempted to ask Noem about immigration raids, prompting at least two men to approach him and push him out of the room, where he was then…

The California Democrat interrupted an event for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid protests over the administration's immigration crackdown

Democrats have reacted with outrage to Senator Alex Padilla’s rough removal from a conference about the LA protests.

The senator is clearly heard giving his name as "Sen. Alex Padilla" at a distance of just a few feet away.

The incident came amid mass protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Southern California.

California senator Alex Padilla was pushed out of the news conference by authorities after he interrupted Noem.

El congresista demócrata por California se presentó en una conferencia de prensa de la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional para preguntar por las políticas migratorias del Gobierno

Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he disrupted Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.

While Democrats slammed the Trump administration for resorting to authoritarian tactics, GOP lawmakers blamed Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) for the ugly episode.

"This is about how this entire administration is approaching people who dissent," Sarah Longwell said.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) wants Republicans to subpoena Noem over Padilla's rough treatment.

Sen. Alex Padilla was pushed around and handcuffed after interrupting remarks from Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, earlier this week.