On the floor of the Senate, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California once again lashed out at President Donald Trump and his administration on Tuesday, June 17, for what he described as the militarization of Los Angeles, and urged members of Congress and the American people to push back against a president whom Padilla accused of abusing his powers.

Alex Padilla became emotional as he spoke on the Senate floor about being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference last week in Los Angeles."If you watch what unfolded last week and that what happened is just about one politician and one press conference,