Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) takedown by federal law enforcement on Thursday is the focus of the latest fundraising pitches from Democrats, including the national party, lawmakers, and left-leaning political action committees.

Inside a cell phone repair shop on Van Nuys Boulevard, Juan Reynoso watched the video playback of what happened to Alex Padilla on Thursday. It wasn’t pretty. “Oh my God,” he said slowly and softly, his mouth agape as the stream played out on the monitor in front of him.

Democratic lawmaker had said he wanted to ask questions at the event hosted by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials.

Democrats and Republicans alike were stunned on Thursday when California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles. The Context Padilla was removed from Noem's press conference as he shouted that he wanted to ask her questions amid the government's response to ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Los Angeles Thursday morning providing an update on immigration operations and protests in the area, when she was interrupted by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla,

Bay Area Republican strategist Matt Shupe described Padilla’s attempt to abruptly question Noem “pure political theatrics.”

California's two U.S. Senators pushed for more information about how hundreds of U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles over the objections of local leaders.