US EditionPadilla responds to Vance ‘Jose’ remark: ‘He knows my name’
- Vice President Vance blamed California Democrats like Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass for violent protests against federal immigration raids and enforcement, referring to Senator Alex Padilla as 'Jose'.
- Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles amid protests over immigration raids conducted by federal agents.
- Newsom's spokesperson denied Vance's claims that the governor and mayor encouraged the protests, saying the vice president's statement was 'categorically false'.
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‘The Vice President knows my name’: Sen. Alex Padilla on Vance calling him ‘José’
During remarks in Los Angeles on Friday, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance called California Sen. Alex Padilla “José,” and now the senator is responding by calling the incident “a petty slight.” The vice president had been responding to a question from a member of the media requesting a comment on Trump’s immigration crackdown when he referred to Sen. Alex Padilla by the wrong name. “Well, I was hoping José Padilla would be here to ask a question, …
Padilla fires back at Vance for calling him ‘Jose’: ‘He knows my name’ - Washington Examiner
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) chided Vice President JD Vance on Saturday morning after Vance referred to the California senator as “Jose” during a press conference in Los Angeles on Friday evening. Vance’s remark and the ensuing backlash are the latest squabble in the long-running conflict between the Trump administration and California Democrats as tension mounts over President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration in Los Angeles and thro…
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