How Padilla’s stunt against Kristi Noem reinforces Democrat violence

American Thinker ^ | 13 Jun, 2025 | Trevor Thomas

[MtnClimber]

You could be forgiven for believing that the California senator got himself handcuffed on purpose.

After “sitting U.S. senator” Alex Padilla barged into Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference and got himself forcibly (and rightly) tossed out of the room and handcuffed, leftists across America (again!) want us to be aghast at the Trump administration. It almost seems as though the whole episode was planned! Knowing Democrats as we do, almost certainly it was a planned stunt, done solely for political theatrics.

Democrats across the U.S. are desperate to sway the electorate in their favor, so I’m not surprised by most anything they will pull at this point. They’re even calling out Barack Obama for supposedly not doing enough to counter the Trump administration.

All Senator Padilla’s stunt is likely to do is to further embolden and enrage the already unhinged elements that are so prominent in his party. I write this only hours after Senator Padilla’s antics, and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if the Democrats’ lackeys who are so eager to engage in violence take Senator Padilla’s actions as a cue to take things up a notch.

This is especially true given the frothy-mouth responses of Senator Padilla’s colleagues in the U.S. House and Senate. “How dare they do such to a sitting U.S. senator?” — or something to that effect — was a regular refrain by Democrats and their media allies. Elected Democrats are enraged, and they want you — or as many Americans as possible — enraged as well. How soon they forget what their faithful are capable of.

We are in the midst of rampant, violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities, and on the doorstep of the “No Kings” protest movement, which has reportedly over 1,800 planned events

[MikeHu]

This guy needs to go to the back of the line and join all the other “protesters” seeking their 15 minutes of fame. It doesn’t matter if he’s the senior senator from California. No pushing his way to the front of the line. Next there will be the mayor of Los Angeles and governor of California demanding if we know who they are. We would if they actually did something - besides getting in the way so nothing useful can be done.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Sports acting.... He grew up playing soccer or spends too much time watching injury actors playing soccer.

Ok, that was rugby...

[frank ballenger]

I know you didn’t mean it as a knock of the great Three Stooges. They were the standard that the real life Dems try to emulate in their pratfalls, nonsensical statements and absurd schemes.

If still alive, the Stooges would say: “Are you kidding me? These Dems are total idiots.”

[frank ballenger]

Gifs....

I remember when improved digital video was coming in that the professional wrestling scenes showed things like a wrestler falling backward in pain after the audience could see the other wrestler’s flying kick had not reached him by a foot. No contact. I remember an announcer saying “Sometimes the defensive move of falling backward to avoid it can cause the wrestler to hit the canvas hard anyway.”
Funny.

[RetiredTexasVet]

He was mocked by his fellow Demonrat Senators for failing to unfurl a Mexican flag during his mini-riot.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Of course it was planned. Within minutes all the Dems were at the microphone losing their minds. 🙄

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I think I spent a total of about 7-8 min of my life watching “Professional” Wrestling. They are very good at choreography and acting but very little wrestling.

[frank ballenger]

A life well lived. In your case.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Thank you Frank!

It is, at least when it comes to "Professional Wrestling"!