On Sunday, Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of using federal power to target political opponents while alleging widespread corruption across his administration.
In a post on X, Slotkin shared a video clip accusing Trump of using federal power against those he considers adversaries.
“President Trump is weaponizing the government against his political enemies. I know because I’ve been on the receiving end of it,” she wrote in a post.
She added, “But it’s more than that: it’s the unprecedented level of corruption from the White House on down. And the American people deserve accountability.”
In the accompanying video, Slotkin said, “What I think Donald Trump is doing, because I lived it and now I see it every day in Washington, is he is weaponizing the federal government against people he perceives as adversaries and against what he perceives as political competition.”
The Michigan Democrat also alleged that the administration was “coming for our voting machines and our voting rolls” and warned that Trump was willing to deploy “federal law enforcement and uniformed military at our polling locations.”
She added, “This is a real thing. So we have to be vigilant.”
Slotkin’s accusations come amid a broader chorus of Democratic criticism. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and state officials alleged the Trump administration slowed clean energy projects to favor fossil fuels, pointing to a disputed offshore wind lease settlement involving more than $120 million. The Interior Department denied wrongdoing, saying the agreement addressed national security concerns and supported U.S. energy independence.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) accused Trump of trading stocks while making policy decisions affecting those companies, calling it corrupt, while the White House said there was no conflict of interest.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for laws addressing alleged conflicts tied to Trump’s family’s cryptocurrency earnings, estimated at billions of dollars since his return to office.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) also criticized Trump for alleged luxury government spending, accusing him of misusing taxpayer funds, which the White House rejected.
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