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Slotkin faces GOP backlash after suggesting probes could deter young people from joining the Trump administration
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By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin is drawing criticism from a Republican lawmaker and other conservatives after suggesting congressional investigations could deter recent graduates from joining the Trump administration.
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said during an appearance at the University of Chicago on Tuesday that she wants planned prosecutions of Trump administration figures to deter young people from taking jobs in the administration.
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin publicly called on Democrats to "go after" and intimidate young conservatives who want to work in the Trump administration to kickstart their careers.
"I want them to be like, Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems that I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that." The post Sen. Elissa Slotkin Wants to Scare Young People Out of Working for Trump first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
In an interview at the University of Chicago, the Michigan senator sent a weaponizing chill through young people who might consider serving in the Trump administration.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) came under heavy backlash over comments threatening young people looking to work for the Trump administration. At a University of Chicago event Tuesday, Slotkin laid out her strategy to suppress young people’s interest in working for the Trump administration by prosecuting…
Sen. Slotkin Threatens Trump Supporters, Staff with ‘Ton of Problems’ Democrat Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin threatens to rain down “a ton of problems” on, and to “go after,” President Donald Trump’s supporters, enablers – and young people considering working for his administration – in a viral vi…
By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin is drawing criticism from a Republican lawmaker and other conservatives after suggesting congressional investigations could deter recent graduates from joining the Trump administration.
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