{"id":2601657,"date":"2026-05-12T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seditious-six-member-slotkin-praises-iranian-propaganda\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:42:36","slug":"seditious-six-member-slotkin-praises-iranian-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seditious-six-member-slotkin-praises-iranian-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Seditious Six member Slotkin praises Iranian propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fseditious-six-member-slotkin-praises-iranian-propaganda%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=2601657&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>Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) praised Iranian propaganda, saying it is indeed unlike anything she has seen from an adversarial country adn argued it reflects a strong understanding of U.S. culture.Commenting at the 2026 *Politico* Security Summit,she criticized President Donald Trump\u2019s approach to negotiations over the Iran war-joking she \u201cwouldn\u2019t be negotiating it over Twitter\u201d-then shifted to highlighting Iran\u2019s use of X and online messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin appeared to reference pro-Tehran social media efforts, including artificial, Lego-style videos paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiros-rap-debut-facts-with-tom-macdonald-becomes-1-song-in-the-country\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald&#039;s rap collaboration, &#039;Facts,&#039; tops the charts\">hip-hop\/rap<\/a> and claims that the U.S. is beholden to Israel while mocking trump and his governance. She also suggested Iran was better positioned in its conflict with the U.S., downplaying U.S. pressure tactics such as a naval blockade and claiming Iran is still able to get oil out thru other routes. Her remarks are likely to intensify backlash, especially given Trump and critics\u2019 prior accusations that she helped fuel \u201cinsubordination\u201d tied to a video dubbed by the administration the \u201cSeditious Six,\u201d and her account that her family has faced harassment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11673\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) praised <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> propaganda, saying it was unlike anything she\u2019d seen from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighting-china-over-taiwan-could-cripple-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Fighting China Over Taiwan Could Cripple U.S. Military\">adversarial power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 2026 <em>Politico<\/em> Security Summit, Slotkin criticized President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> handling of the war with Iran, particularly the negotiations to bring it to an end. Entertaining the hypothetical of how she would handle negotiations as president, Slotkin said she \u201cwouldn\u2019t be negotiating it over Twitter.\u201d She then abruptly shifted to praising Iran\u2019s use of X and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/internet\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"596\">internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4564377\/elissa-slotkin-praises-iran-anti-us-propaganda\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Seditious Six member Slotkin praises Iranian propaganda: \u2018Nothing I\u2019ve ever seen before\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4562725\/schumer-democrats-white-house-ballroom\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Schumer outlines Democrats\u2019 strategy to oppose $1 billion for ballroom security<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4562254\/cory-booker-dnc-autopsy-2024-harris-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Booker tells DNC \u2018release the autopsy\u2019 on failed 2024 Harris campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cBy the way, the Iranians are putting out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/propaganda\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3956\">propaganda<\/a> like I have never seen from an adversarial nation,\u201d Slotkin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The propaganda, she argued, \u201cshows an incredible understanding of our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic senator was likely referring to the posting of artificially generated Lego videos, often accompanied by custom hip-hop or rap songs, from pro-Tehran accounts. The videos often focus on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17582\">Epstein files<\/a>, claim the United States is beholden to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a>, and mock Trump and various members of his government.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin\u2019s statement makes her among the most senior members of the U.S. government to praise the strategy of Iranian propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from her praise of Iranian propaganda, Slotkin also portrayed Tehran as in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >favorable position vis-a-vis<\/a> its war with the U.S. She downplayed U.S. pressure on Tehran, such as the naval blockade, suggesting that Iran was getting its oil out through alternative methods and had a higher pain threshold than Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to Slotkin for more details about her claim that Iran is evading the U.S. blockade.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4564278\/hegseth-disputes-idea-munitions-stockpiles-depleted\/\">HEGSETH DISPUTES IDEA MUNITIONS STOCKPILES ARE DEPLETED DURING BUDGET HEARING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her comments are likely to draw further anger from Trump and her critics. She is already the target of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> ire over her featuring in a video posted last year among five other Democratic lawmakers, instructing soldiers not to follow illegal orders. The Trump administration has cast the video as a wink-and-nod call for insubordination and labeled the group the \u201cSeditious Six.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin also spoke about the negative attention she\u2019s received over the sedition allegations, saying she kept a lower profile in the immediate aftermath, as her lawyers suggested. She claimed her elderly father was swatted and harassed over the criticism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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