Democrats outraged after federal agents handcuff Sen Padilla at Noem press event

You have many places to choose from to bring your message to the press when you are House spokesman Mike JohnsonR-La.

It is best to get your message out short and flush, clear and free of interference.

As Johnson, Johnson decided to boast of the house that used the first bill for the codification of Doge cuts and the hiring of 9.4 billion US dollars by the USAID and public broadcasting, he entered a lot of reporters directly in front of the House Chamber and which was gathered by the Will Rogers statue.

“The Republicans will continue to provide real accountability and restore the fiscal discipline,” said Johnson.

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But the statue area of ​​Will Rogers is a large thoroughfare in the Capitol. The moment Johnson spoke on Thursday, dozens of Haus Democrats drove towards the office of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, Rs.d. They demanded answers as to why Federal agent Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., To the ground and have tied him up in handcuffs during a press conference Los Angeles With the secretary of home protection Kristi Noem.

When Johnson ended to react about the money in money for public broadcasting and USA, reporters only wanted to ask for Padilla.

Best regards.

“The federal agents went too far,” I asked. “Was that a bridge too far?”

A long series of angry House democrats Johnson pressed Rogers Corridor over. But because Johnson decided to speak in such a busy area scheme, the Democrats healed Johnson when they marched to the Senate.

“Yes, it was!” An unknown democrat called when she passed the Scrum and answered my question for Johnson.

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But Johnson immediately turned to what Padilla was doing, and was at the press conference of NoEM to put them on her from the back of the room.

“It was very inappropriate,” said Johnson of Padilla when he spoke to the Capitol Press Corps. “You do not calculate a seated cabinet secretary …”

“This is a lie!” screamed another non -identified democrat.

“A lie!” screamed someone else.

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., Stop to growl at something from the speaker. But it was impossible to hear about DIN.

“He behaved like a senator,” accused Dan Goldman, DN.Y. “Why don’t you stand up for the congress!”

“Can you respond to these people you have, Mr. Language?” I asked.

“I won’t respond,” replied Johnson.

The Capitol pulsed at this point. The crush of the house democrats stormed into the Thune office, which was in the White House.

Luck him.

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The Democrats then met over the rotunda and flocked in Johnson’s office.

“If the spokesman for the house refers to a seated member of the US -Senat If you simply tried to behave as a racket, we are very concerned about it, “said Adriano Espaillat, Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, DN.Y.

A legislator who had not joined the angry democratic mob was Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa. Dean stood in a worrying directly behind the wall of reporters and outside the invisible bladder, which was created by Johnson’s security detail. When Johnson came to speak, Dean tried to pierce the security ring to have a civilian conversation with the speaker.

“Mike! Mike!” said Dean and tried to attract Johnson’s attention. “It’s Madeline.”

Johnson finally realized that “Madeleine” was not a reporter who tried to press an additional question to the speaker. But someone he obviously knew. A legislator. Someone from the corridor with whom he has to have a friendship and work relationship.

Johnson and Dean spoke in steamed tones when they went quietly across the statue hall. Some in the press corps followed and tried too divine what they said. This was not an off -stage chat in the speaker suite or in a private call. But it went out in a very public part of the US capital.

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The conversation continued when the duo continued next to the “British steps” near the spokesman’s office. Dean balled both hands into fists when she and the speaker were about to separate. She touched Johnson slightly on the right arm when he ducked into the spokesman’s office.

“Thank you, sir,” said Dean.

“What did you talk to the speaker about?” I asked the congress member.

“I just want to keep that for myself,” replied Dean. “But the only thing I wanted to say is that it is so The President to turn the temperature down. Everyone is inflamed. And excited. But it starts with the president. He said, “I’m talking to the president,” said Dean.

But other Republicans may have tried to choose the temperature by blowing up padilla.

Padilla left Washington at the beginning of the week to be in LA during the unrest. The senator should begin on Wednesday evening on the first basis for the Democrats in the Baseball game of the congress.

The Republicans accused Padilla in Washington.

“He has the responsibility to appear at work so as not to make a spectacle,” said Senate majority John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

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“The fact that he is in California and not In DC While the Senate is right, it does not mean so worried that he does his job here, ”said Steve Scalisue, R-La, Senate, Steve Scalisue.

Skalisue admitted that he had gone home to Louisiana when Hurrican threatened the state. He argued that he “would not return home to try to stir the fear of the federal agents who came and help us get back on his feet”.

In outraged democrats thundered on the Senate and seemed against the need of Padilla.

“This is the stuff of dictatorships. It actually happens,” said Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.

“It is loathous. It is disgusting. It is so un -American,” said Senate Chairman of the Senate Minister Chuck SchumerDN.Y.

“I think it’s unprecedented,” said Senator Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. “It is disgusting and it’s pretty escalatorium.”

But the outrage was not limited to Democrats.

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“I saw this clip. It’s terrible. It’s shocking on every level. And it is not the America I know,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, “R-Alaska.

The gang of the Democrats who ran to Thunes office never found him. But at darkness, Thune said that he spoke to Padilla, the Serge Sergeant at Arms Jennifer Hemingway, and tried to contact Noem.

“We want to get the full extent of what happened,” said Thune.

This falls against the background of the FEDS, the Rep. Lamonica Mciver, Dn.J., for the attacks by federal agents in a Newwark detention at the beginning of this spring. These episodes shaked the congress.

The legislator wonders what would happen if the shoe were on the other foot. And despite the partisans chassms, they are all legislators. You know that you could be next if something like this can happen with Padilla.

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Trust and trust weak.

“I am still confident that the leader Thun and other Republicans can return to us from the edge,” said Schatz. “But I’m not so sure anymore.”