Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was transported to a D.C. area hospital Tuesday after suffering from an “allergic reaction.”
“Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.”
“She is alert and recovering,” Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Trica McLaughlin said.
CNN reported that Noem was conscious and speaking with her security detail.
Last week, Noem made headlines after a scuffle involving Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, who tried to ask her a question at her press conference in Los Angeles, and her security team.
Padilla was placed in handcuffs and forcibly escorted out of the room for interrupting Noem as she defended the administration's use of the National Guard against protesters.
“If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States senator for having the authority to simply ask a question, imagine what they’ll do to any American who dares speak up,” Padilla said of his treatment at Noem’s press conference.
“I was physically and aggressively forced out of the room, even as I repeatedly announced I was a United States senator and I had a question for the secretary.”
