'The Padilla Incident' and Trump's Escalation Against Free Speech
Latino USA
Futuro Media and PRX
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference on June 12.
We’ve seen the Trump administration go after activists, students, universities, journalists and now, in the latest escalation, elected officials, including members of Congress.
On today’s Latino USA episode, host Maria Hinojosa sits down with Senator Padilla to talk about this recent incident and what it reveals about everyone else’s right to free speech.
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| 1:36.3 | It is Thursday, June 12th, and Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam is holding a news conference |
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