The law doesn’t apply to us, and we don’t answer to you.

Deploying an extra 2,000 personnel would be Reckless. Pointless. And Disrespectful to our troops.

The deployment is a chaotic escalation.

Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived.

Are you with the neocons who led us into Iraq or do you stand with the American people?

Are we truly prepared to live in a country where the president can deploy the armed forces to decide which duly elected governors and mayors can lead our constituents?

Donald Trump admits he will arrest a sitting governor simply because he ran for office.

Let that fundamentally un-American mission statement sink in.

Climate disasters are devastating working people around the country—destroying homes and pushing people into crushing debt. It’s far past time that Big Oil be held accountable.

If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States senator for having the authority to simply ask a question, imagine what they'll do to any American who dares to speak up.

You've seen the video. I was pushed and pulled. Struggled to maintain my balance. I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest.

This is core to many in the MAGA base. It’s different.

I feel like the entire MAGA movement started as a rejection of the Bush and neocon war in Iraq. That was a central part of their identity.

blatant abuse of power

I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest, and I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway.

the overwhelming majority of protests are nonviolent

Sen. Alex Padilla called Trump a 'tyrant'.

It’s time for every member to go on record. Are you with the neocons who led us into Iraq or do you stand with the American people?