“American public isn’t stupid”: Slotkin says Trump’s “sedition” threats are a distraction

Sen Elissa Slotkin thinks President Donald Trump s continued rage at a group of six Democratic senators is nothing more than a distraction from the Epstein files and a faltering financial system The Democratic senator from Michigan was one of six lawmakers Trump threatened with the death penalty over a joint report they made to members of the military last week They encouraged the troops to disregard illegal orders in a move that Trump called sedition Over the weekend Trump returned to the report saying that Slotkin and others should be in jail in a post to Truth Social The traitors that informed the military to disobey my orders should be in jail right now not roaming the fake news networks trying to explain that what they stated was okay he wrote It was sedition at the highest level and sedition is a major crime During a Sunday visit to ABC s This Week Slotkin mentioned the president is trying to shift the conversation away from his performance He s trying to distract us from the big stories of last week which were the Epstein files and then the business activity she announced Related Sick in the head Trump floats death penalty for Democratic lawmakers Slotkin revealed that Trump was taking a similar stance to former President Joe Biden who trumpeted the country s economic performance at a time when a great number of people were feeling a strain on their budgets It was kind of amazing considering that the American masses isn t stupid she noted It reminded me of Joe Biden Biden tried to tell us for a year that the market was great Slotkin He's trying to distract us from the big stories of last week which were the Epstein files and the business activity And I took note the previous day he's tweeting 'there's no inflation the financial sector is the best it's ever been ' It was kind of amazing considering that the American pic twitter com NzdifCCOFp Aaron Rupar atrupar November Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Unit Slotkin commented that the president s attack on the lawmakers the safeguard situation for all of us A bomb threat was called in to her home in Michigan earlier this week Per a message from her office she was not home at the time and a police search turned up nothing Sen Slotkin is deeply grateful for the swift and professional response of Oakland County and Michigan State Police a spokesperson wrote U S Capitol Police will continue to investigate and hopefully hold accountable those responsible Read more about this topic Is centrism making a comeback OK sort of but blink and you ll miss it Swing district House Democrat Elissa Slotkin reveals she will vote to impeach President Trump Judiciary impeachment analysis Trump committed multiple federal crimes and betrayed the nation The post American citizens isn t stupid Slotkin says Trump s sedition threats are a distraction appeared first on Salon com