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Quotes from Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook — Elissa Slotkin

born 1976

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Leadership is about the actions you take, not the things you say behind closed doors.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

The Caribbean strikes, the list of domestic terrorists, military and law enforcements across our American streets. He seems to be laying the groundwork to stay in power.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

Trump has laid out a whole lot of enemies that are American citizens.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

This is... fundamentally un-American and strikes at the heart of who we are as a people...

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

This is the country we all love. Our country needs us right now. It is our moment to step up.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

Trump's full reorientation towards the "enemy within" ...has major implications for his use of force...

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

Congress needs to reclaim our power... over the use of force.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

If the president is going to fundamentally redefine the use of force in America... I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold on to power.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

To my Republican colleagues... in the spirit of John McCain we need to start pushing back where we don't agree on how force is being used.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

Ordinary citizens... can help stiffen the spines of people at home. ...[L]ocal elections are going to be more important than ever.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

I'm introducing a bill, the No Troops in Our Streets Act that gives Congress the ability to immediately end a military deployment in American cities.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

[T]he American people deserve to know who we are at war with, especially if people are being killed in our name.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

The videos out of Chicago are shocking! Federal agents pulling their weapons on highways... injuring and... killing civilians. Many are masked, not wearing uniforms and driving unmarked cars.

Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook (2025)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Elissa Slotkin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.