Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) broke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress, saying that the Democratic Party was still trying to regain its footing.
Slotkin, who gave her party’s response to Trump’s address, pushed back on Jeffries’ recent claims that Democrats had Trump and the Republicans “on the run” when it came to the major issues affecting everyday Americans.
The newly-elected Michigan Senator suggested that the opposite was true — and even when asked directly, did not give a clear answer as to who she believed was leading her party.
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin refuses to name a leader of her own party and admits they’ve been on defense since Trump’s win:
“I don’t think it’s a secret that Democrats have been on their heels since Trump won the election, right? I…
