On Capitol Hill, California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla took to the Senator floor Tuesday to recount how federal agents shoved him onto a hallway floor and handcuffed him last week when he attempted to ask a question during a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Sen. Alex Padilla: “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. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway … 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.”