LOS ANGELES - Vice President JD Vance referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as "Jose" Padilla when asked about Democratic lawmakers being handcuffed during Friday afternoon's news conference in Los Angeles.

Flanked by federal law enforcement officials, Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media after a tour of the multiagency Federal Joint Operations Center at the Wilshire Federal Building on June 20.

During a brief visit to Los Angeles on Friday, Vice President JD Vance criticized California Senator Alex Padilla, who was handcuffed and forcibly removed by federal agents from a Homeland Security ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice President JD Vance came under fire Friday afternoon after calling California Sen. Alex Padilla “José” in a dismissive dig ...

Vice President JD Vance referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as “José Padilla” during a Friday visit to Los Angeles where he criticized California’s Democratic leaders and defended the Trump administration’s ...

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