Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident - Lemmy.World

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and pinned to the floor. The incident sparked uproar, with California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell among those calling for Noem’s resignation. “Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Swalwell told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil.