Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump speech
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's joint address to Congress. Slotkin criticized the administration, including several of Trump's policies, Elon ...NBC News - 1d -
Senator Elissa Slotkin Will Deliver Democratic Response to Trump’s Speech
The Michigan Democrat, a first-term senator, is expected to lay out the economic and national security stakes of President Trump’s agenda.The New York Times - 1d -
Watch: Sen. Elissa Slotkin refutes Trump's speech to Congress in Democratic rebuttal
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan gave the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. She explained how to "protect the middle class," and also ...CBS News - 1d -
Ronald Reagan is 'rolling in his grave,' Sen. Elissa Slotkin says in Democratic response to Trump
Sen. Elissa Slotkin lit into Trump in the Democratic response to his speech, suggesting that Ronald Reagan would be appalled by his approach to Russia.NBC News - 1d -
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on her response to Trump's congressional address
First-term Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered her party's response to President Trump's congressional address, acknowledging GOP concerns while criticizing his administration's approach. In ...CBS News - 1h -
Slotkin to deliver Democratic response to Trump's joint address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democrats' response to President Trump's joint address to Congress next week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday.CBS News - 6d -
Slotkin to deliver Democratic response to Trump address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is going to deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s upcoming congressional address, according to a Thursday press release. Slotkin’s role was revealed by ...The Hill - 6d -
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.ABC News - 1d -
Slotkin slams Trump in post-speech Democratic response
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) slammed the start of President Trump’s second term in office in the Democratic response to his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. In a roughly ...The Hill - 1d -
Who is Elissa Slotkin, the Democrat who responded to the speech?
The newly elected Michigan senator accused the president of bringing chaos while failing to tackle the high prices Americans care about.BBC News - 1d -
Read full transcript of Slotkin Democratic response to Trump speech to Congress
Read the full text of Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin's prepared remarks for her 2025 Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress, as released.CBS News - 23h -
Watch live: Slotkin gives Democratic response to Trump joint address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is set to give the Democratic response following President Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday evening. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House ...The Hill - 1d -
In Democratic response, Slotkin says Trump has no plan to lower grocery prices
The Michigan senator said his tariffs will raise the cost of cars and lumber.ABC News - 1d -
What to know about Michigan U.S. Sen Elissa Slotkin
Slotkin was elected to the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election after serving in the House since 2019.CBS News - 1d -
Breaking down Democrats' response to Trump's speech
Democrats decided Michigan freshman Sen. Elissa Slotkin was the right person to present the party's rebuttal to President Trump's address. The former CIA analyst directly took on Mr. Trump's ...CBS News - 17h -
Democrats plan a different kind of response to Trump’s big speech
Their less pugilistic approach is the latest sign the party is still coming to terms with how to confront the president.Politico - 3d -
White House hits back at Democrats for response to Trump speech
The White House on Wednesday hit back at Democrats for their behavior during President Trump’s joint address the night before, calling it “disgraceful.” Press secretary Karoline Leavitt focused her ...The Hill - 21h -
Trump says GOP should campaign on Democratic response to his speech
President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to campaign on how Democratic lawmakers conducted themselves during his joint address to Congress a night earlier, when several lawmakers walked out ...The Hill - 16h -
N.Y. Rep. Espaillat to deliver Spanish response to Trump’s address to Congress
New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton as he will deliver the Democratic Party’s Spanish-language response to President Donald Trump’s upcoming joint address to Congress.NBC News - 3d -
Trump is 'surrendering to the Russians,' Democratic Sen. Jack Reed says
In an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Democratic Sen. Jack Reed decried Trump's recent attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and alignment with Russia.ABC News - Feb. 23 -
Democratic Sen. Reed says Trump is trying to politicize the military
Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the military.ABC News - Feb. 23 -
Democrats bringing fired federal workers to Trump speech
Congressional Democrats are lining up to bring fired federal workers to President Trump’s high-profile speech before Congress on Tuesday night. The Democrats have hammered Trump for the blitz of ...The Hill - 2d -
Here’s How Democrats Are Protesting Trump’s Speech to Congress
Many Democrats are taking guests who they say have been hurt by Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal bureaucracy. Several others will skip the speech and host counterprogramming, such as live ...The New York Times - 1d -
Anger swamps Democrats' Trump speech strategy
Despite leaders' calls for a "solemn" response, many lawmakers lashed out against Trump.Politico - 1d -
MSNBC host on Democrats at Trump speech: ‘The signs are not landing’
MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend criticized Democrats who protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress by holding up signs, arguing the visuals “are not landing.” Democratic lawmakers ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's 2025 address to Congress and Democratic response | CBS News
President Trump on Tuesday night addressed a joint session of Congress, outlining his vision for a second term and priorities for the year ahead. Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered the ...CBS News - 1d -
Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him
Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.The New York Times - 18h -
Watch live: House Democrats speak ahead of Trump's speech to Congress
House Democratic leaders will give remarks Tuesday morning ahead of President Trump's first major speech before Congress. The press conference, led by Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar ...The Hill - 2d -
Multiple Democrats skipping Trump speech, planning alternate event
A group of Democrats is skipping President Trump’s congressional speech Tuesday night and planning an alternate event, according to a press release. The press release from Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) ...The Hill - 1d -
Republican rips Democrat’s sign away as Trump walks in for speech to Congress
A House Republican and House Democrat got into a confrontation over a sign protesting President Trump before his speech to Congress had even begun. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who was standing ...The Hill - 1d -
Several House Democrats walk out of Trump speech mid-address
Several Democrats stood up and exited the chamber during President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, protesting his administration's actions after six weeks in office. The ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats' silent protests of Trump speech overshadowed by one outburst
While Rep. Al Green was escorted out after an outburst, his Democratic colleagues largely opted for quieter forms of opposing Trump during his speech to Congress.NBC News - 1d -
Democrats disrupt, protest and wear pained expressions for Trump’s speech
House Democrats greeted President Trump’s return to Congress on Tuesday with a spirited series of disruptive protests – and a number of painful looks as they suffered through an address in which ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump turns Congress speech into a sordid campaign rally, igniting a Democrat fightback
In a long and menacing – but also boring – speech to Congress, Trump mocked his opponents. Across the aisle the resistance was stirring. Well, at least he didn’t give a Nazi salute, declare war on ...The Guardian - 1d -
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress.NBC News - 1d -
Jeffries defends conduct of ‘majority’ of Democrats during Trump speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending the conduct of the “majority” of his fellow Democrats during President Trump’s defiant speech before Congress Tuesday night. But he ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats Wore Pink to Protest Trump’s Congress Speech. But Was It a Moment?
But is this really a “Barbie” moment?The New York Times - 23h -
House Democrats call Al Green Trump speech protest ‘inappropriate’
Several House Democrats disapproved of their colleague Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) disruption during President Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Rep. George Latimer (D-N.Y.), speaking to ...The Hill - 2h
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