Elissa Slotkin focuses on economy and national security in Democratic rebuttal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : A former CIA analyst and assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Slotkin spoke from her home state of Michigan, an important swing state won by Trump in 2024.
49% : The 48-year-old also slammed Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
41% : Trump slammed former President Joe Biden for the rise in inflation and defended his steep new tariffs during his speech, but Slotkin zeroed in more on the economy during her comparatively short rebuttal, coming in at about 10 minutes compared to Trump's roughly 90. Slotkin began by focusing on kitchen table issues, saying that the country needs to see decreasing costs on groceries, housing, healthcare, and a return of good-paying jobs.
27% : The senator went after Musk and Trump for the "mindless" layoffs of federal workers, some of whom were hired back just days later.
27% : Trump would have lost us the Cold War.
26% : " Trump "believes in cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin and kicking our friends like the Canadiens in the teeth," said Slotkin.
18% : She also criticized the president for last week's blow-up in the Oval Office between Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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