Speaking to reporters in Los Angeles on Friday, Vice President JD Vance claimed Democrats like California’s Sen. Alex Padilla, who was handcuffed amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants,

Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass ripped Vice President JD Vance on Friday after he referred to Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla as "Jose." Newsweek reached out to the office of Bass for additional comment Friday night.

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 controversial use of the state’s National Guard in the city.