Slotkin, Democratic response and Trump

Who is Elissa Slotkin, and why did Dems choose her for the party's rebuttal to Trump speech?
Mich., who represents a swing state, to give the party's official response to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. "BIG: I’m announcing @SenatorSlotkin will deliver our Democratic response to Trump’s Joint Address.
Who is Sen. Elissa Slotkin? What to know about the swing state Democrat from Michigan
Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin was elected to the Senate in 2024. She will give the response President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump's 2025 speech to Congress
Sen. Elissa Slotkin was elected by a narrow margin in November to represent Michigan after serving several terms in the House.
Who is Elissa Slotkin, the senator giving the Democratic response to Trump?
Elissa Slotkin, who will deliver the Democrats' response to Trump's address to Congress, is a former CIA agent who served three tours in Iraq before running for Congress.
Democrat Elissa Slotkin Delivers ‘Starmaking’ Rebuttal to Trump
Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Sen. Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress,
What to know about Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Democrats’ pick to respond to Trump speech
The freshman senator from a swing state will speak to Americans nationwide as Democrats wrestle with how to push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government.
Who is giving the rebuttal after Trump's speech? Meet Democrat Elissa Slotkin
President Donald Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday. Democrats have chosen Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver the rebuttal.
Elissa Slotkin assails Trump's early actions, offers Democrats a way to fight back
First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends” in Tuesday night's Democratic response to his first joint congressional address of his second term.
Democratic senator says party is lacking leadership, strategy following defeat to Trump
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the Democrat who delivered her party's response to President Donald Trump's address to Congress last week, said that Democrats are facing internal struggles.
Democrats need ‘new voices’ in fight against Trump, says Sen. Slotkin
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s joint address, says Democrats are still “finding our footing” as the party in opposition.
Sen. Slotkin says Democrats and Republicans ‘need to do better and act like adults’: Full interview
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss how Democrats are responding to the Trump administration and who could pick up the mantle of leadership for her party.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin wants assurances Trump will spend money 'the way Congress intends' before she votes for a funding bill
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Elissa Slotkin is ‘rising star in the Democratic Party’: Jen Psaki
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is being eyed as a new leader in the Democratic Party since giving her response to President ...
What to know about Michigan U.S. Sen Elissa Slotkin
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin from Michigan delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's address to a joint session of ...
Slotkin slams ‘reckless’ approach to tariffs: ‘I just want a scalpel and not a sledgehammer’
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Sunday that most Democrats don’t oppose tariffs altogether, but she criticized ...
Elissa Slotkin says transgender athletes debate is to only ‘make sparks’
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's take on the debate comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted that biological men competing against women in sport is "deeply unfair" ...
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Slotkin rips 47th president’s ‘reckless’ agenda in fiery rebuttal: ‘He’ll make you pay’
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin rebukes President Trump's chaotic economic policies, warning they could lead to a recession and endanger national security.