Michigan Senator Wants Young Grads To Fear Working For Trump

Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she hopes the prospect of congressional investigations will persuade recent graduates that a job with the Trump administration is more trouble than it's worth. Speaking on the podcast "America, Actually" with host Astead Herndon, she described what Democrats should do if they win the House, and ideally the Senate, in the midterms. Her goal, she said, is a "deterrence message" aimed at young people tempted by such work, according to Daily Wire.

Slotkin listed three priorities: legislation on household costs such as housing, accountability for what she called "unbelievable corruption," and changes meant to protect government from future abuse. Rather than scattershot probes, she favors a handful of flagrant targets that voters can see for themselves, naming the White House's East Wing. She stressed that the president is not the only person she would scrutinize, because his aides and appointees lack any immunity of their own.

She also accused Donald Trump of acting out of self-interest and of treating the country as a source of profit for himself and his sons. She voiced little confidence that Republican colleagues would show more resolve. Daily Wire noted that Slotkin and Sen.

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