federal troops be immediately removed from the city.

federal troops be immediately removed from the city.

I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary.

It's just outrageous and disgraceful and sickening to watch.

They are using force on immigrants in our neighborhoods, their family members, and now on a sitting Senator.

Trump is not a monarch and should stop acting like one.

You broke the law in sharing classified information and in doing so, endangered the lives of our service members that you are responsible for.

How do you not recognize one of two senators in our state? He is not just any senator; he is the first Latino senator to ever represent our state.

Hands off, hands off. I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary.

Today is a big day for the Constitution of the United States, for our democracy.

Turns out, chasing hard working people through ranches and farms and snatching women and children off the streets is not good policy.

This must end now.

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 it serves him.

If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you.

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.

This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived.

Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.

He is not a monarch, he is not a king, and he should stop acting like one.