DAVID MARCUS: Noem, Padilla and the scary message Democrats are sending to supporters

This is precisely what happened. And, to the naked eye, it looked like an example of Code Pink activism, but the man, in this case, was Democrat and California Sen. Alex Padilla.

Padilla claims that he was standing in the room as Noem spoke and that he got angry at her statements about California's leadership, then he falsely claims he introduced himself as a U.S. Senator before attempting to ask a question.

The video, and the accounts of everyone in the room, show that Padilla is just flat out lying about this. There is no question that he moved towards Noem, while yelling a question, and did not identify himself until the Secret Service were already removing him.

This has led to quite plausible speculation that Padilla was intentionally trying to make a scene, a made-for-TV moment that his staff could film of him being manhandled, but as bad as that is, it's not the worst part of this. The worst part is the position he put law enforcement in.

Imagine being Noem's detail. The first thing you hear them say is "Hands up, Hands up," because they had no idea if Padilla was armed. Let's not forget the very federal building where this happened had been under attack for days. 

What were they supposed to do? Were they supposed to say to themselves, we better not act? Maybe this is a U.S. senator nobody told us would be here? It's completely ridiculous.

It must be forcefully stated that it is never OK to antagonize law enforcement, much less put hands on them, especially for sitting members of Congress. Those officers are there to keep the peace, not to chaperone cringeworthy political theater.

It is truly disgusting to watch these Democrats throw good law enforcement officers under the bus for finishing fights that these political clowns started. They really just don't seem to care who they smear in their pursuit of power.

Likewise, with almost no exceptions, Republican lawmakers have condemned Padilla's dangerous PR stunt, as well they should.

Democrats in Congress are sending a message to their supporters that it is OK to resist and even assault law enforcement if your cause is really, really important. If they don't stop it's going to get people killed.

At the very least, Padilla owes an apology to the cops he harassed on Thursday. There is no excuse for it, no matter how angry he was, and honestly, the Senate should seriously consider censure.

This despicable incident comes out of a playbook we have seen before. When border patrol agents were erroneously accused of whipping Haitian migrants a few years back, it was obvious in minutes that they had not whipped anybody, but that didn't stop the Democrats from making outlandish claims.

It is obvious why some Democrats might think that sowing chaos in our nation right now will help them politically, but they are quite literally playing with fire, as the anti-ICE riots in LA this week have shown.

Americans have eyes and aren't stupid. They will watch this video and know Padilla was squarely in the wrong, and hopefully, Democrats can get it through their thick skulls that they need to stop attacking police.