Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoCalifornia Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed at Noem news conference in LAwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down12cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed at Noem news conference in LAwww.politico.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareultranaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up106·6 months agoI never imagined I would see a US Senator get manhandled to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents for asking questions at a press conference.
minus-squareBoddhisatva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·6 months agoI’ve imagined it. I’ve also imagined worse, and I’m fairly certain I’ll see it in the not to distant future. Trump is almost at the ‘kill legislators and judges’ stage of his fascist takeover.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·6 months agoAttempting to ask questions, they steamrolled him before he had the chance to ask.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·6 months agoI wonder if Democrats will learn something from this, or if Schumer will demand Padilla apologize before next week.
I never imagined I would see a US Senator get manhandled to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents for asking questions at a press conference.
I’ve imagined it. I’ve also imagined worse, and I’m fairly certain I’ll see it in the not to distant future. Trump is almost at the ‘kill legislators and judges’ stage of his fascist takeover.
Attempting to ask questions, they steamrolled him before he had the chance to ask.
I wonder if Democrats will learn something from this, or if Schumer will demand Padilla apologize before next week.