Elissa Slotkin U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan | Official U.S House Headshot
Elissa Slotkin U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan | Official U.S House Headshot
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Michigan’s 7th district since 2019, posted a series of statements on November 2, 2025, addressing domestic political developments and recent military decisions in Eastern Europe.
In a post made at 15:00 UTC, Slotkin stated, "My theory of the case is something I never imagined saying. I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold on to power. Trump is following the same playbook as almost every authoritarian in history."
Later that day at 15:49 UTC, she commented on an unspecified story by writing, "Amazing story from an amazing team."
At 17:30 UTC on the same day, Slotkin addressed recent U.S. military movements in Romania, posting: "Sec. Hegseth decided to pull some US troops out of Romania despite regular Russian drone breaches of Romanian airspace and while Russia is at war with its next-door neighbor. This is 9 months after Hegseth tried to stop US security assistance to Ukraine."
Elissa Slotkin has been active in national security and foreign policy discussions throughout her congressional career. She was born in New York City in 1976 and currently resides in Lansing. Slotkin earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1998.
Her comments regarding U.S. troop movements come amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine and follow reported incidents involving Russian drones breaching Romanian airspace.
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