Senator Padilla gives a speech about being handcuffed for asking a question, and calls Trump a tyrant.
"I will not stand silent while this administration continues to militarize our cities, trample over our Constitution, and ignore our laws."
Democratic Senator Padilla from California says: “I was forced to the ground. First on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this.”
Padilla recounts being forced to the ground and handcuffed at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference for trying to ask a question.
Padilla was pushed to the ground and handcuffed. It highlights a growing trend in the Trump administration.
‘It’s time to wake up’: Padilla recounts being handcuffed at Noem briefing in emotional speech.
Padilla calls Trump a "tyrant" in emotional Senate floor speech.
Senator Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in MAGA America.
Fascists use lies as a weapon, to demonize minorities and incite hate and violence.
Terrorizing immigrants is just the beginning. Trans people will be next. And it won't end there.
Fascism is eliminationism: Making America "great" again means they want to eliminate everyone they don't like.
Don’t wait until they come for you. Stand up for the rights of others who are being victimized by Trump’s fascist regime.
Trans people are NOT next, but quite current. The T has been erased from LGBT on all federal websites, and trans soldiers are being eliminated the US Military. We must speak up for ALL targeted minorities, which is basically anyone NOT white, male and heterosexual.
Thank you for so clearly telling the truth, Senator Padilla. What the Trump Administration did to you is very, very wrong.