Democratic senator, Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed from Kristi Noem DHS press conference. They threw him to the ground and cuffed him. [More inside] (archive.ph)

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They manhandled him like he was a rando protestor. The thumbnail is from this Bluesky thread that has video.

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3lrgjf6nuek2m

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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

A dem rep arrives a room where Noem is giving a speech...

"I am US Representative Mike Dip-shit and I am waving this American flag. Therefore you cannot—" Noem's goons have swarmed him. They knock him down take out their portable truncheons and beat him savagely. One of them said "Gun." And other - almost laughing - said "He's got a knife too!" They do this in full view of the media. In fact - they knocked over two reporters and a cameraman in their haste to get to Dip-shit. Noem watches and into the mic she says he deserves it and the agents need to hit him harder so they do.

Within five minutes Trump posts that "Mike Dip-shit attacked the very, very brave and very, very strong DHS agents and hee will be charged with numerous federal felony crimes including disrespecting the flag." About 30 minutes later the DOJ issues the most bizarre charging document it ever has put out. It's a single sentence.

Mike Dip-shit attacked the very, very brave and very, very strong DHS agents and hee will be charged with numerous federal felony crimes including disrespecting the flag.