EPISODE · Jun 25, 2025 · 23 MIN
'The Padilla Incident' and Trump's Escalation Against Free Speech
from Latino USA · host My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
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. Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Follow the show to get every episode. Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Maria Hinojosa sits down with California Senator Alex Padilla to talk about how law enforcement officials forcibly removed him from a recent press conference and what the incident reveals about the state of civil rights in the United States.
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