U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California was physically assaulted
6/12/25 - Senator Padilla forced to the ground, handcuffed, and removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference by the Trump administration in Los Angeles.
It happened after Padilla identified himself and tried to ask Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a question during the event, which was in response to the ongoing ICE raids and militarization against protesters in LA this past week.
This is not supposed to happen in the United States. This is fascism on full display.
If this is how the administration treats a sitting U.S. Senator, what are they willing to do to civilians? Senator Padilla said it himself: If this is how the administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, cooks, and day laborers throughout the country.
Trump and his far-right goons have already sicced ICE and their Gestapo tactics on immigrant communities across the country to carry out their mass deportation agenda.
Sat. June 14 join the No King's Demonstration in your area. There will be 1,500 demonstrations around the country. Trump must be removed from office, arrested, and tried for treason and other charges. THIS CAN'T WAIT!
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Nobody knew who he was! The only attempt he made to identify himself was AFTER he'd caused a disturbance and AFTER the police had initiated his removal from the room. Only then did he 'say' that he was a US Senator, but he never offered any kind of photo credential to back that up. Instead, he just showed up there and acted like Donald Trump and thought he could get away with it because that kind of obnoxious behavior has become the 'norm' for MAGA Republicans.
@KunsanVeteran Yes and that is exactly what I just said!....
The only attempt he made to identify himself was AFTER he'd caused a disturbance and AFTER the police had initiated his removal from the room. Only then did he 'say' that he was a US Senator, but he never offered any kind of photo credential to back that up.
@KunsanVeteran He walked into the room and said "I'm a sitting US Senator and I'd like to ask a question".
That's precisely what he said. He offered no physical credential like a security pass or anything that would identify him as a US Senator, so they thought he was a crackpot and wrestled him out the door. End of story.
