Senator Alex Padilla of California gave a fiery speech on the Senate floor, strongly criticizing President Trump as a tyrant whose administration is abusing its power. Padilla’s emotional speech came after he was recently forced out of a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles, where he had been trying to get answers about why military troops were being sent to the city.
He said that while the country has dealt with conflict and struggle throughout its history, never before has a president acted like a dictator. Axios quotes him as saying, “Throughout this country’s history we’ve had conflict. We’ve had tumult. But we’ve never had a tyrant as a commander-in-chief…” and was surrounded by “yes men and under-qualified attack dogs.”
