The Trump administration’s authoritarian regime has intensified over the week as we’ve approached President Donald Trump’s dictator-style birthday navy parade on Saturday.
After launching a federal invasion of Los Angeles, Trump and his cronies threatened critics with prosecution and jail. And after per week of struggling earlier than congressional committees, it appears Trump’s cupboard of cosplayers would quite bodily assault a sitting senator than present any solutions.
And it’s all on video!
California senator will get roughed up by Noem’s DHS thugs—for asking a query
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was manhandled by legislation enforcement officers on Thursday after he tried to ask Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem a query throughout a information convention in Los Angeles.
Earlier than he might end his query, he was forcibly eliminated, thrown to the bottom, and handcuffed.
‘Get misplaced’: Watch this Democratic chief’s blistering Trump takedown
It took Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries only one explosive minute to highlight the Trump administration’s failure to ship on any of the president’s marketing campaign guarantees whereas branding critics and protesters of his heinous deportation insurance policies as “insurrectionists.”
Trump’s border czar threatens to arrest Gavin Newsom—then chickens out
A day after providing up powerful speak on how Democratic officers ought to be arrested for impeding brokers who’re trying to abduct immigrants in Los Angeles, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan retreated after California Gov. Gavin Newsom referred to as his bluff.
TACOs for everybody!
Watch this Democrat college Pete Hegseth on international coverage
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware was pressured to present Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth a historical past and international coverage lesson on Wednesday.
Throughout a Senate funds subcommittee listening to, Hegseth dismissively downplayed the contributions of European allies in previous wars, utilizing Afghanistan—the place he served—for instance.
Evidently, Coons was not impressed by the previous Fox Information contributor’s retelling of historical past.
Illinois governor calls out bigoted Republican’s weird query
Throughout an immigration listening to on Thursday, GOP Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas pivoted right into a weird assault on transgender rights. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, who was testifying on the time, rapidly referred to as out Gill, castigating him for his bigoted political stunt.
Treasury secretary flubs straightforward query about DOGE entry to private knowledge
Issues didn’t go easily on Wednesday for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who testified earlier than the Home Methods and Means Committee, when requested concerning the nature of privateness sharing between the Treasury Division and the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity.
Watch this Democrat rip Republicans over ‘anti-life’ abortion invoice
Throughout a Home Judiciary Committee listening to Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California didn’t mince phrases as he slammed a renewed GOP effort to repeal the Freedom of Entry to Clinic Entrances Act, which has protected abortion suppliers and folks searching for abortions for greater than three many years.
It’s been one more chaotic week of Republican incompetence, and sadly there are not any indicators that they’ll study from their errors anytime quickly.
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