"blatant abuse of power"
"We don’t want them here. They don’t need to be here. Our local law enforcement have complete control of this situation."
"They deserve better."
"You know, we're not against protests. We want people to exercise their First Amendment rights, that is part of our American tradition and system."
"I had the audacity to try to ask a question as a senator of a Cabinet secretary"
"Of course, she had no data, had no answer"
"It's at least a baby step. Let's hope there's more to follow."
"I wanted to ask about their justification for the federalization of the National Guard, ... not only not necessary, but counterproductive"
"If that's how this administration responds to the senator with a question, ... that cruel, disrespectful treatment of so many people who deserve much better"
"There's got to be a better way."
"Please, please do not give the [Trump] administration an excuse to intervene."
"don't just imagine what they're capable of, but what they are doing when the cameras are not there"
"This is intentional chaos."
"most important office is office of citizen."
"democracy is under assault right before our eyes."
"weakness masquerading as strength"
"This is not some rabble-rouser. And to see him mistreated that way and tackled to the ground and shackled that way and in the midst of what we’re seeing more broadly in Los Angeles is just atrocious."
"When I heard the secretary, not for the first time in that press conference, talk about the needing to liberate the people of Los Angeles from their duly elected mayor and governor, it was at that mom..."
