Padilla was tackled and cuffed by federal officers after attempting to ask a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at an L.A. news conference.

The incident has fueled speculation that he might run for California governor in 2026.

California Sen. Alex Padilla is among the highest-ranking Latinos in U.S. politics today, but it took a pair of handcuffs to make him famous .

How’s that for a comment on America 2025?

Padilla, you may remember, was tackled and cuffed by federal officers after attempting to ask a question of Homeland Security Czarina Kristi Noem at an L.A. news conference in June, when the National Guard first made its appearance on our streets. Noem later claimed Padilla “lunged” at her — which he did not — using the classic Trumpian technique of erasing reali

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