VIDEO: Booker Condemns Forcible Removal of Senator Alex Padilla from Public Press Conference
By: Insider NJ | Published: 2025-06-12 19:51:00 | Source: www.insidernj.com
Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the forcible removal of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) from a public press conference in Los Angeles.
Watch the video here.
Transcript below:
“I never thought I would imagine having to stand here and discuss what I saw today.
“A United States senator in his own community, in the city in which he grew up, elected under the authority of the people, stepping forward to get answers to legitimate questions.
“And we see him being thrown to the ground after being removed from a room forcibly and put into handcuffs by multiple people.
“This, to me, is such an abuse of authority. It is a violent act, and there can be no justification of seeing a senator forced to their…
