{"id":2410188,"date":"2025-03-05T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-only-thing-worse-than-democrats-behavior-during-trumps-speech-was-their-official-rebuttal\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:40:11","slug":"the-only-thing-worse-than-democrats-behavior-during-trumps-speech-was-their-official-rebuttal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-only-thing-worse-than-democrats-behavior-during-trumps-speech-was-their-official-rebuttal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Thing Worse Than Democrats&#8217; Behavior During Trump&#8217;s Speech Was Their Official Rebuttal"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fthe-only-thing-worse-than-democrats-behavior-during-trumps-speech-was-their-official-rebuttal%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=2410188&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>The summary outlines the Democrats&#8217; response to President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s recent speech to Congress, highlighting the chaotic nature of their rebuttal, which featured behavior \u200bsuch as refusal to sit down and the display of silly\u2062 signs by \u2063some members.\u200b Freshman Senator Elissa\u200b Slotkin was tasked with delivering the rebuttal, and her remarks included some \u2064criticism of\u200c Trump&#8217;s policies, though her claims were met with counterarguments regarding the effectiveness and approval of those policies among \u2064the American public.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin&#8217;s address was marked by\u200b an assertion that\u2063 while change is needed, it should not be reckless.\u200d However, she \u2063faced scrutiny for her past voting record, especially on sensitive issues like sports for women, failing\u200c to garner \u200belectoral support as she \u2063did not vote on a related bill. manny of her arguments against \u2064Trump&#8217;s policies were challenged based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-doesnt-deny-bidens-approval-has-declined-sharply-blames-part-of-the-american-public\/\" title=\"Psaki Doesn\u2019t Deny Biden\u2019s Approval Has \u2018Declined Sharply,\u2019 Blames Part Of The ...\">public opinion polls<\/a>, which showed strong support for many of Trump&#8217;s initiatives, \u2063including immigration control\u200b and efforts to cut government \u2064waste.<\/p>\n<p>In her critique, Slotkin believed \u200cthat Trump&#8217;s actions\u2063 represented a threat to democracy, a\u200d sentiment she echoed in \u200bthe broader democratic narrative. However, the article suggests\u200b that\u200d the American electorate responded differently in the previous \u2064election, supporting Trump by important margins. Ultimately, the article concludes that Trump&#8217;s address was deemed more\u200c effective than the Democrats&#8217; response, indicating a perceived\u200d disconnect in the Democratic messaging and public sentiment.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Democrats topped off their rough PR night on Tuesday with one of the worst, most incoherent rebuttals to a president&rsquo;s speech to a joint session of Congress in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats&rsquo; antics<\/a> during President Donald Trump&rsquo;s address included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sergeant-arms-removes-belligerent-house-democrat-trumps-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one lawmaker refusing to sit down and keep quiet<\/a>, while others waved silly signs. And the Democrats could not even bring themselves to applaud a 13-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-night-trump-makes-13-year-old-cancer-survivor-secret-service-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer patient<\/a> being honored by the president. It was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/longtime-democratic-strategist-shames-party-trump-address-chaos-tonight-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shameful display<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-shows-dem-rep-slotkin-booed-town-hall-question-coup-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Elissa Slotkin<\/a> was given the task of making the Democrats&rsquo; case after Trump spoke, probably because she was perceived as the more moderate among the bunch, given her win in Michigan in November, a state the president carried in his seven swing-state sweep.<\/p>\n<p>First, it should be noted that Slotkin cannot be held up as some kind of profile in courage because she conveniently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1191\/vote_119_1_00100.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not vote<\/a> on Monday for legislation to keep men out of women&rsquo;s sports. That&rsquo;s a bill that all her Democratic colleagues voted against advancing, despite the American people overwhelmingly supporting it by approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_b6537968-dff2-11ef-b274-9fbf7250bf7f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80 to 20 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin says to hold your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">elected officials accountable<\/a> and watch how they&rsquo;re voting.<\/p>\n<p>Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorSlotkin?\">@SenatorSlotkin<\/a>, why did you not vote yesterday to protect women and girls from being beat up by men in female sports??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qwGLiwHHyU\">pic.twitter.com\/qwGLiwHHyU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1897151087343485188?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Slotkin delivered her 10-minute rebuttal Tuesday night in a polished enough manner; the problem was with the content of what she said.<\/p>\n<p>The senator started out fine by giving her curriculum vitae as a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-cia-officers-haunting-warning-comes-focus-new-orleans-terrorism-1000-man-mass-attack-homeland-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIA officer<\/a> who did three tours in Iraq and joined the agency in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In other words, no one can gainsay her patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>But soon thereafter is when her rebuttal went off the rails.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America wants change, but there&rsquo;s a responsible way to make change and a reckless way. And we can make that change without forgetting who we are as a country and as a democracy,&rdquo; Slotkin said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOhepiFVQTo?si=JKQ_ysn7ACmk5kBp\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So the senator then tried to make the argument that Trump is being reckless in his policies. You mean like closing down the border and removing criminal illegal aliens? How about his executive order keeping men out of women&rsquo;s sports? Opening up federal land again to more oil and gas exploration, so the price of most everything comes down? Ending the war in Ukraine? Or rooting out waste and fraud in government?<\/p>\n<p>These are all issues the American people <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HHP_Feb2025_vFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/02\/new-poll-shows-massive-support-for-president-trump-and-his-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overwhelming numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CBS News\/YouGov Poll &ndash; After Trump&rsquo;s Speech<\/p>\n<p>&ndash; 77% support his plan to cut government waste and spending<br \/> &ndash; 77% back his immigration and border policies<br \/> &ndash; 76% approve of Trump&rsquo;s speech<br \/> &ndash; 76% approve of removing congressmen who interrupted his speech<br \/> &ndash; 74% say his speech was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pSOt7R12Ob\">pic.twitter.com\/pSOt7R12Ob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1897288356305711498?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we&rsquo;re on the subject of Elon Musk,&rdquo; Slotkin said, &ldquo;is there anyone in America who is comfortable with him and his gang of 20 year olds using their own computer servers to poke through you tax returns, your health information, and your bank accounts? No oversight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actually, a poll conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-speech-joint-address-congress-poll-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS\/YouGov<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flash-poll-shows-trumps-joint-address-congress-overwhelming-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s speech<\/a> said that 77 percent of respondents support the work of cutting government waste and spending, which is the task Trump has assigned to the newly created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/everyday-americans-open-letter-anti-doge-politicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> that&nbsp;Musk oversees.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few sentences before attacking Musk, Slotkin highlighted the danger of our national debt hitting over $36 trillion. Well, how else is the U.S. going to to address the issue without cutting government spending and waste? That&rsquo;s how the federal government enjoyed a surplus in the late 1990s &mdash; by cutting spending and growing the economy, the two pillars of Trump&rsquo;s plan.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin decried the &ldquo;chaotic&rdquo; firing of federal workers.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Democratic President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-early-bill-clinton-clips-sound-exactly-like-donald-trump-govt-spending-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Clinton<\/a> let go of hundreds of thousands of federal employees while working with the Republican Congress to achieve budget surpluses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There was no outcry, no complaining when President Bill Clinton shrank the Government and fired 337, 000 federal workers!<\/p>\n<p>Remember that! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pwCOeMqfMh\">pic.twitter.com\/pwCOeMqfMh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Pleickhardt (@JamesPleickhar2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPleickhar2\/status\/1896637140307743021?\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Slotkin went on to contend that the U.S. cannot secure the border without &ldquo;fixing our broken immigration system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a years-old Democratic talking point that turns out not to be true. February saw the lowest number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-crossing-95-percent-biden-high-trump-says-still-not-good-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal border crossings<\/a> in recorded U.S. history, just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/04\/illegal-border-crossings-february-decline-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8,300<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump said in his Tuesday speech, &ldquo;The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation &hellip; to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">POTUS: The media and our friends in the Democratic Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>But it turns out all we really needed was a new President! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EkQk65CrV7\">pic.twitter.com\/EkQk65CrV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1897124133923906049?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Slotkin also chastised Trump for the &ldquo;spectacle that just took place in the Oval Office last week&rdquo; when Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-issues-statement-kicked-white-house-trumps-message-finally-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> tried to renegotiate, in front of the U.S. media, the minerals agreement he had already agreed to sign.<\/p>\n<p>She contended that Trump was not displaying &ldquo;peace through strength&rdquo; and that &ldquo;Ronald Reagan must be rolling in his grave.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump would have lost us the Cold War,&rdquo; Slotkin claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Well, she obviously forgot that Reagan walked away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Reykjavik-summit-of-1986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reykjav&iacute;k Summit in 1986<\/a> when then Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev demanded the U.S. give up its Strategic Defense Initiative (anti-missile defense program) in exchange for a nuclear arms reduction agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Gorbachev <a href=\"https:\/\/2001-2009.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ho\/time\/rd\/104266.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came<\/a> to the U.S. and signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">nuclear arms reduction treaty<\/a>, and the U.S. kept developing SDI.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key lessons of being a good negotiator: You have to be willing to walk away rather than accept a bad deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FYI, to the Democrat response to Trump&lsquo;s fabulous uplifting speech tonight. Trump would not have lost the Cold War. You must remember the Democrats didn&rsquo;t like the tear down this wall speech. They also didn&rsquo;t like my father calling the Soviet Union, the evil empire, and they were&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReaganWorld\/status\/1897141460740530607?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>By the way, Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1896948147085049916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on Tuesday on X that he&rsquo;s now ready to sign the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>One of the oddest parts of Slotkin&rsquo;s rebuttal is charging that Trump doesn&rsquo;t think the U.S. is an &ldquo;exceptional nation.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s said it is on many occasions, and his whole campaign slogan was &ldquo;Make America Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-south-dakotas-2020-mount-rushmore-fireworks-celebration-keystone-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech<\/a> at Mount Rushmore on July 4, 2020, he said, &ldquo;We declare that the United States of America is the most just and exceptional nation ever to exist on Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then closed on the old saw from the 2024 campaign that the GOP president is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-turns-tables-explains-biden-threat-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threat to democracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That was litigated by the American people last year, and they returned Trump to office in overwhelming numbers because they recognized Democrats were the real threat to democracy by seeking to jail their chief political rival and imprison and censor his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Trump definitely won the night, and Slotkin&rsquo;s rebuttal did not help the Democrats&rsquo; cause.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Their behavior during President Donald Trump&#8217;s speech included a lawmaker who refused to sit down and others displaying ridiculous signs. They even failed to applaud a 13-year-old cancer patient honored by the president, which was quite disgraceful. Freshman Senator Elissa Slotkin was chosen to present the Democratic rebuttal, likely due to her perceived moderate stance after winning in Michigan, a state Trump had previously won.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that Slotkin cannot be seen as particularly brave since she abstained from voting on legislation aimed at keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports\u2014a bill that her fellow Democrats opposed despite significant public support (around 80% in favor). In her ten-minute response, Slotkin spoke competently but faltered in substance.<\/p>\n<p>She began by outlining her background as a former CIA officer who served three tours in Iraq following the September 11 attacks, establishing her patriotism. However, she quickly veered off course by claiming that while America desires change, it should be pursued responsibly rather than recklessly\u2014implying Trump&#8217;s policies were reckless without acknowledging their popularity among Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin criticized Trump for various policies like border security and immigration reform while ignoring that many Americans support these initiatives. She also attacked Elon Musk&#8217;s oversight of government efficiency efforts despite polls showing strong public backing for reducing government waste and spending\u2014an essential strategy for addressing national debt issues.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, she claimed securing the border requires fixing immigration laws\u2014a long-standing Democratic argument contradicted by recent data showing record low illegal crossings. 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