Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where even outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis laid into her.
There was a brief interruption as a protester entered the hearing room, yelling, "You should be ashamed of yourselves," and "Abolish ICE." The poster says this was an ICE Watch activist — that's the same organization where Renee Good was trained to impede ICE operations.
BREAKING🚨: An “ICE Watch” activist just strolled into the U.S. Capitol carrying a MASSIVE backpack?!
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) March 3, 2026
Capitol Police: Explain how this happened. Which congressional office sponsored their access? Name names.
Security lapse or inside help? We deserve answers NOW. 👀 pic.twitter.com/hRCFzhZgVV
You know the answer; it was a message and it obviously had inside help.
— DubiousDoc (@dubious_doc) March 3, 2026
Absolutely incredible that this was allowed. Fire every single officer that came in contact with this individual. None of them deserve the job.
— Sue Knows Best (@sues86453) March 3, 2026
Anyone that's been there knows that the Capitol Police are at the door. The buck stops there. Period.
— Kaby🇺🇲 (@ConservativeKAB) March 3, 2026
ICE WATCH is a domestic terror organization. But indications are it’s financed from abroad, which actually makes it an INTERNATIONAL terror group.
— Ry Brooks (@RyBrooks) March 3, 2026
Not a breach - an OP.
— Montgomery Granger (@mjgranger1) March 3, 2026
The last time I visited, there were two security checkpoints, and they all but made you strip.
— 🇺🇸StrayDog™🇺🇸 (@X_StrayDog1) March 3, 2026
I saw that too. Good question how does anyone enter the Capitol building, let alone a hearing room.
— Andy Hollis (@AndyHollis57) March 3, 2026
Unbelievable that a backpack was allowed to be worn in there.
— Bernadette Brown (@Bern08Brown) March 3, 2026
I had to go through 3 layers of security to check my granddaughter out of middle school for a doctor appointment. Her private school is a fortress.
— Annette C (@AnnettePsalm100) March 3, 2026
This was obviously allowed to happen.
— United Bstans (@United_Bstans) March 3, 2026
Probably got 3 times normally daily wage (from Soros organization) for doing that on the Hill.
— todd j baumgartner (@tjbaum123) March 3, 2026
Was it Alex Padilla again ?
— BenyInLA (@ChikisInLA) March 3, 2026
Inside help, just try this yourself and see how far you get!
— Liverhead (@Liverhead451939) March 3, 2026
Was that a test run?
— Cody Northwood 🇺🇸 🥃 (@CodyNorthwood) March 3, 2026
Serious questions need to be asked....
People are saying that the backpack was obviously screened, but still … we're supposed to be on high alert and something like this is allowed to happen?
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