Michigan's newest U.S. Senator was selected to give the Democratic response to the president's first official address before a joint session of Congress in March.
The Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump's speech before Congress came from Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a first-term senator from Michigan. She spoke for about 11 minutes. Here is a transcript of her remarks as prepared for delivery: Hi everyone.
As muddled as their message can be at times, Democrats do still share a common vision for the bare minimum of what this country deserves.
Elissa Slotkin refutes Trump's speech to Congress in Democratic rebuttal 10:11. U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin from Michigan delivered the Democratic response to President T
Mich., delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's joint address to Congress. Slotkin criticized the administration, including several of Trump's policies, Elon Musk, and the president's recent meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is being eyed as a new leader in the Democratic Party since giving her response to President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress last week. Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory,
Mich., on Sunday said that she would "withhold" her decision on how to vote to fund the government until Congress gets assurances from the Trump administration that money will be spent the way lawmakers intend.
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,
President Donald Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday. Democrats have chosen Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver the rebuttal.
Freshmen Senator Elissa Slotkin was quick to troll President Donald Trump during her rebuttal speech on behalf of the Democratic Party Tuesday night, dedicating her introduction to poking fun at how long the president’s Congressional address went.
First-term Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing a giveaway to his billionaire friends.