Everyone’s likely already heard and even seen video of what happened yesterday.To recap, Sen. Alex Padilla began interrupting Kristi Noem’s press conference with a question. For this disruption and transgression, he was quickly punished: Authorities manhandled him, shoved him out of the room, made him get on the floor and handcuffed him. He was released shortly thereafter.There are two versions of these events. There’s the one that actually happened, as conveyed not only by the senator but as captured on video from multiple angles. Then there’s the one the White House is spinning, which is replete with lies and meant to muddy the waters.So let’s be very clear about what happened here. A sitting U.S. senator—who sought to exercise his First Amendment right to ask questions at an open press conference given by a Department over which he has oversight and jurisdiction— was forcibly removed by security and cuffed. All
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