Sen. Luján Slams DHS for Claims of Not Recognizing Padilla: ‘Absolute lie’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Eugene Stick ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ back to you a ░░░░░░░░ bit later this hour ░░░░░░░░ meanwhile Mike Johnson is ░░░░░░░░ calling for Senator Padilla ░░░░░░░░ be censured after yesterday ░░░░░░░░ events Here s the ░░░░░░░░ I think the senator ░░░░░░░░ actions my view is ░░░░░░░░ was wildly inappropriate You ░░░░░░░░ t charge a sitting ░░░░░░░░ secretary and everybody can ░░░░░░░░ their own conclusions I ░░░░░░░░ that that behavior at ░░░░░░░░ minimum is it rises ░░░░░░░░ the level of a ░░░░░░░░ I think there needs ░░░░░░░░ be a message sent ░░░░░░░░ the body as a ░░░░░░░░ that that is not ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ That s not how ░░░░░░░░ re going to act ░░░░░░░░ an extremely rare move ░░░░░░░░ speaker left the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ irate members of the ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic caucus You see ░░░░░░░░ there went to his ░░░░░░░░ to protest Padilla s ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now is ░░░░░░░░ senator of New Mexico ░░░░░░░░ Ray Lujan Senator you ░░░░░░░░ Alex Padilla you spoke ░░░░░░░░ about what you saw ░░░░░░░░ immediately after it happened ░░░░░░░░ the Senate floor Can ░░░░░░░░ tell us your reflections ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours later Ali ░░░░░░░░ States senator Alex Padilla ░░░░░░░░ A Good person And ░░░░░░░░ the way Alex Padilla ░░░░░░░░ over six feet tall ░░░░░░░░ s represented California as ░░░░░░░░ of state on the ░░░░░░░░ council and the building ░░░░░░░░ he was in to ░░░░░░░░ a briefing He was ░░░░░░░░ in number one and ░░░░░░░░ Law enforcement was with ░░░░░░░░ when he went in ░░░░░░░░ well It s an ░░░░░░░░ lie that is coming ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ from secretary Noem From ░░░░░░░░ White House and everyone ░░░░░░░░ that Is Saying they ░░░░░░░░ not know Who he ░░░░░░░░ That s an absolute ░░░░░░░░ And then by the ░░░░░░░░ with Mike Johnson the ░░░░░░░░ of the House suggesting ░░░░░░░░ Action should be Taken ░░░░░░░░ the Senate he needs ░░░░░░░░ worry about cleaning up ░░░░░░░░ own house And when ░░░░░░░░ Johnson s judgment Is ░░░░░░░░ leave Matt Gaetz and ░░░░░░░░ people Like him Alone ░░░░░░░░ tells you where he ░░░░░░░░ But I m not ░░░░░░░░ worried about Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ American people Are going ░░░░░░░░ flip the house Mike ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ Speaker for much longer ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ worry about that Let ░░░░░░░░ just speak To the ░░░░░░░░ and to decorum What ░░░░░░░░ To Alex Padilla is ░░░░░░░░ embarrassment to the United ░░░░░░░░ It should never be ░░░░░░░░ And like when I ░░░░░░░░ To the floor My ░░░░░░░░ Republican Colleagues need to ░░░░░░░░ action investigation Stand up ░░░░░░░░ this President Say that ░░░░░░░░ Is Not allowed This ░░░░░░░░ horrible It s the ░░░░░░░░ lack of communication coming ░░░░░░░░ my Republican colleagues I ░░░░░░░░ not aware of anyone ░░░░░░░░ for the courage of ░░░░░░░░ Murkowski who has said ░░░░░░░░ already No one else ░░░░░░░░ said a darn thing ░░░░░░░░ is not right Not ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ Is the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ to start throwing United ░░░░░░░░ senators from the legislative ░░░░░░░░ of government equal branches ░░░░░░░░ government on the ground ░░░░░░░░ detain them and arrest ░░░░░░░░ This is ridiculous Alex ░░░░░░░░ there and he said ░░░░░░░░ m going to ask ░░░░░░░░ question They know who ░░░░░░░░ was This is wrong ░░░░░░░░ so many levels the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate should be ░░░░░░░░ worried about the treatment ░░░░░░░░ fellow colleagues than they ░░░░░░░░ about the color of ░░░░░░░░ or water that people ░░░░░░░░ to drink on the ░░░░░░░░ floor the clothes that ░░░░░░░░ wear Stand up and ░░░░░░░░ something.