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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | What Just Happened to Senator Padilla? - June 12th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

In a shocking and brutal display of authoritarian overreach, Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Kristi Noem press event in Los Angeles. And by “forcibly,” we mean tackled and dragged to the ground by Noem’s security detail because apparently asking questions is now a punishable offense. So… this is where we are now? Elected officials being physically assaulted for showing up in their own state? Is this Kristi Noem’s version of “law and order”? Or just more of the GOP’s ongoing war on decency, democracy, and basic human rights? Join Don as we break down the footage, the fallout, and what this all means for the future of political dissent in America. It’s giving fascism. WE HAVE MERCH!! Purchase here: https://don-lemon-merch-store.myshopify.com/ This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/Freedom or text DON to 511 511 and become a member today. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. This episode is brought to you by Beam. Visit https://shopbeam.com/LEMON and use code LEMON to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY. COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.2

We're so happy that you're here on the Don Lemon show, the Don Lemon channel.

0:50.8

Thank you for joining.

0:52.1

As I always say, make sure you hit the thumbs up, the like,

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subscribe. It affects the algorithm. More people become aware of our conversation. So the only way I

1:01.8

could describe what I'm about to show you, what we're about to talk about to talk about is outrageous.

1:06.9

I would use an F-bomb or an expletive, but I won't right at the top of the show because I'm going to try to restrain myself.

1:15.4

But if you had, you know, any sort of idea or maybe hope that we were not in the place that people have been telling you we are or we're heading to, then you're wrong.

1:27.3

You're delusional. And if you think

1:30.4

that, oh, this will never happen, then you're wrong, delusional. We're already there. We've

1:35.5

already reached fascism in this country. We've already reached autocracy in this country. And

1:42.7

I'm wondering, is this North Korea?

1:45.0

What is going on?

1:46.4

A U.S.

1:47.3

Senator was brutalized, attacked, manhandled by Christy Noam's goons at a press conference

1:57.7

in California, identifying himself as a senator from California, saying,

2:03.7

I want to ask questions. Yet and still, what did they do? They grabbed him, they threw him on the

2:11.2

ground, they handcuffed him, and they detained him for a while. And the rest of the story is going to play out.

2:19.9

And I want to hear from a member of law enforcement.

2:22.7

Michael Fanon is going to join us.

2:23.9

We know Michael Fanon, obviously from January 6th.

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