{"id":2407610,"date":"2025-02-27T16:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-choose-slotkin-to-give-rebuttal-for-trump-joint-address-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:30:10","slug":"democrats-choose-slotkin-to-give-rebuttal-for-trump-joint-address-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-choose-slotkin-to-give-rebuttal-for-trump-joint-address-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats choose Slotkin to give rebuttal for Trump joint address- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-choose-slotkin-to-give-rebuttal-for-trump-joint-address-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407610&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elissa Slotkin,\u200c a freshman Democratic senator from Michigan, has been selected to deliver her party&#8217;s response to President Donald Trump&#8217;s upcoming\u2062 joint \u200caddress to Congress. This event marks \u2062the first joint address of Trump&#8217;s second\u200b term. Slotkin narrowly won her Senate seat in a \u2063battleground state and is\u2064 seen as a rising star within the Democratic Party. in her statement, she emphasized the \u200cimportance of clarity and addressing key issues affecting \u200cAmerican lives, including economic and national security.<\/p>\n<p>She hinted that her response will address the U.S. auto industry, a crucial topic for her\u200c Michigan \u2063constituency. Senate \u2063Minority \u2064Leader Chuck Schumer praised\u200d Slotkin as a prominent \u200dvoice for hope, unity, and a future that benefits everyone, not just the wealthy. Meanwhile, progressives in the party have chosen a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-suggests-democrats-could-save-mccarthy-but-shouldnt-do-it-for-free\/\" title=\"AOC proposes Dems could help McCarthy, but not without a cost.\">left-leaning representative<\/a> to offer an alternate response. Trump&#8217;s address will take place on March \u20624 and, despite the change in administrations, will carry the traditional elements of a State of the \u2062Union address.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats choose Elissa Slotkin to give rebuttal for Trump joint address<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701233\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3206293\/michigan-senate-race-results-mike-rogers-elissa-slotkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elissa Slotkin\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) will deliver the Democrats&rsquo; response to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3300849\/johnson-invites-trump-address-joint-session-congress-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"address next week to a joint session of Congress\">address to Congress<\/a> next week, the first of his second term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The freshman senator narrowly won her battleground contest in November, succeeding longtime Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). She is also a former member of the House from a swing district.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The public expects leaders to level with them on what&rsquo;s actually happening in our country,&rdquo; Slotkin said in a statement. &ldquo;From our economic security to our national security, we&rsquo;ve got to chart a way forward that actually improves people&rsquo;s lives in the country we all love, and I&rsquo;m looking forward to laying that out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin, speaking to reporters at the Capitol, declined to preview her message to Trump but foreshadowed she&rsquo;ll touch on the U.S. auto industry that is based in her home state. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;m from Michigan. I&rsquo;m not going to suddenly pretend I&rsquo;m from somewhere else,&rdquo; Slotkin said when asked if she&rsquo;ll address electric vehicles or the broader auto sector. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m from a state that feels a lot of these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">economic issues pretty powerfully<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The role is typically awarded to those within their party seen as up-and-coming figures, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling her &ldquo;nothing short of a rising star in our party&rdquo; who &ldquo;has proven she&nbsp;can get things done.&rdquo; Notably, Slotkin&rsquo;s 0.3 percentage point margin of victory over former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) came despite Vice President Kamala Harris losing the crucial swing state to Trump by 1.4 percentage points.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-race-tightens-in-north-carolina-as-democrat-beasley-closes-on-budd\/\" title=\"Senate Race Tightens in North Carolina as Democrat Beasley Closes on Budd\">election night watch party<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;She&nbsp;will offer a bold vision of hope, unity, and a brighter future for everyone, not just the wealthy few at the top,&rdquo;&nbsp;Schumer said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Elissa&nbsp;Slotkin&nbsp;will lay out the fight to tackle the deep challenges we face today, chart a path&nbsp;forward, and shape the future of our nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Slotkin as a more centrist voice among Democrats, progressives have named more left-leaning Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA) to deliver their response.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the change in administrations, Trump&rsquo;s joint address to Congress will not be designated as a State of the Union but will have all the pomp and circumstance of one. 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