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“The Trump administration is trying to undermine free speech in this country,” Warren said during an interview. United States Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is calling for an investigation into why federal agents tackled and handcuffed her colleague, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), after he attempted to question Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at...
L’Affaire Padilla was clearly a stunt, intended to create outrage that the Trump administration knew no limits in its authority and was perfectly willing to use force against its political opponents. As I wrote earlier, it is part of their strategy to define responses to the chaos, riots, and provocations as proof that Trump is...
You’ve probably seen this video by now because it’s everywhere on social media this afternoon. Sen. Alex Padilla showed up at a press conference being held by DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and wound up being shoved out of the room and handcuffed. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los...
Ali Abbas Ahmadi & Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News Watch: Moment US Senator forcibly removed from Noem press conference Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla has been forcibly removed from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles. Noem was offering the latest figures on immigration enforcement in the area, which...
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla (California) was forcibly removed and tackled by law enforcement officers while at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, sparking outrage. Video of the incident that circulated on social media showed Padilla attempting to ask Noem a question when multiple men began grabbing and shoving him....