Slotkin slams Trump in post-speech Democratic response | 5 March 2025 | 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 10-minute speech, Slotkin laid out her view that most Americans share three main beliefs: the middle class is the "engine" of the country, strong national security keeps the country safe and the country's democracy is worth fighting for, "no matter how messy." Slotkin noted that she represents a state that voted for Trump for president and her for Senate [not exactly] at the same time.