Left-wing MSNBC commentator Nicolle Wallace said in an interview this week that Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla’s (CA) removal from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference was one of the “bleakest days” in her career.
“This was one of the bleakest days of anchoring that I’ve ever had in the job…We, I think, were prepared, on the losing side of the November contest, for Trump to do things that we warned he would do…to be doing what they’re doing in full view of the cameras really does make the mind expand in new directions in terms of wondering what they’re doing to people who aren’t one of a body of 100 where there aren’t cameras rolling,” Wallace said.
“I think it’s a chilling moment both in the treatment coming from the other political party, but I think it’s also a really ominous sign of what they’re willing to use…it’s a real ‘What the fuck are we doing?’ moment,” she added.
🚨Nicole Wallace: Watching Senator Padilla be removed from Secretary Noem's press conference was one of the "bleakest days" in her career as a news anchor.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 13, 2025
Move over, January 6th! pic.twitter.com/LzHOIpS7QH
To recap, during a Noem press conference from Los Angeles on Thursday, Padilla tried to push his way to the front and was promptly thrown out.
Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem.
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) June 12, 2025
Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’… https://t.co/JkwevrKn3y