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'Seeing America slide into an authoritarian state': Merkley reacts to Padilla being handcuffed - MSNBC Reports [View all]
Following Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joins Christina Ruffini to share his reaction to the Trump administration’s recent actions of “attacking freedom of the press, attacking universities and attacking the law firms.” - Aired on 06/12/2025.
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