"The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of Don."
"I am Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary."
"If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you."
"He is not a monarch, he is not a king, and he should stop acting like one."
"Trump and his loyalists, they thrive on division because it allows them to take more power and exert even more control. And by the way, Trump, he’s not opposed to lawlessness and violence, as long as ..."
"The Founding Fathers did not live and die to see that happen in this country for no reason whatsoever other than vanity theater to instill fear, to incite a response."
"I would expect inflation, on a year-over-year basis of this year, to shoot up to at least 3%, or slightly over, because of the tariffs."
"The most recent and optimistic estimate I’ve seen suggested that the average household will see on the order of $1,000 reduction in income."
"There was 50,000 people outside. They were scaling the walls, scaling the walls."
"The increasingly aggressive and cruel tactics of the immigration enforcement is what's prompting the response of people who are passionate about speaking up for our fundamental rights and due process."
"The National Guard, to your point, it's not only not necessary here, it's counterproductive."
"$134 million that should be going to LA’s fire recovery. Shameful."
"[T]his is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism."
"What we're witnessing is not law enforcement — it's authoritarianism."
"the deployment was poorly planned, and claimed the soldiers were 'without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep.'"
"By the way, Trump, he’s not opposed to lawlessness and violence, as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than Jan. 6?"
"Trump chose theatrics over public safety"
"Many businesses have now been affected or vandalized."
