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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7. "We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump threatened her and other Democrats.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-11-21T14:56:00.470Z
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump threatened her and other Democrats.
Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, said Capitol Police ramped up her security following Trumps posts during an appearance on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, on Thursday.
Capitol Police came to us and said, Were going to put you on 24/7 security. Weve got law enforcement out in front of my house. It changes things immediately, and leadership climate is set from the top. And if the President is saying you should be hanged, then we shouldnt be surprised when folks on the ground are going to follow suit and say even worse, Slotkin said on All In with Chris Hayes.
She said Trumps posts fundamentally changed our security situation, but emphasized that she is not afraid to continue speaking out.
He is trying to use fear as a weapon. Hes trying to distract us from whatever. He doesnt want to talk about the Epstein files or whatever else, but hes also trying to intimidate people out of criticizing him. Thats the entire game here, Slotkin said.
And then hes trying to intimidate people in his party to keep quiet even when he does things that violate our norms, she added.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/trump-labeled-her-a-traitor-now-this-democrat-says-shes-getting-247-security.html
Blues Heron
(8,071 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,276 posts)Not a word I was familiar with BEFORE the ascendancy of Mango Mussolini
democrank
(11,995 posts)Fight this criminal administration!
leftstreet
(38,503 posts)Half of them are probably coming from Stephen Polyp-Head Miller
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,256 posts)... belongs on South Park! "Polyp-Head"!
DFW
(59,439 posts)But, then, what kind of weirdo would want to be his AG in the first place?
Of course, we're talking this kind of weirdo, so no one should be surprised:
gab13by13
(30,740 posts)from the border to track down these threats.
FSogol
(47,484 posts)paleotn
(21,224 posts)dalton99a
(91,324 posts)spanone
(140,748 posts)It's amazing that trmp lied about Illegal/legal and now every fucking republican is echoing his lie.
Saw Lindsey Graham do the same shit.
Fuck these republicons.
Midnight Writer
(25,021 posts)He would like nothing more than to see his critics murdered.
He probably got some tips from his Saudi friend on how to deal with dissent. Or his Russian pal. Or his North Korean buddy. Or his Chinese business partner.
Martin68
(26,701 posts)Dr. T
(466 posts)twodogsbarking
(16,936 posts)KS Toronado
(22,231 posts)We need more Judges to step up to the plate and hit his curve balls out of the park.
spudspud
(628 posts)and phone numbers tracked for security purposes. I can only imagine how many keyboard cowboys calling in to make a threat would hesitate and hang up before going through with the threat.
multigraincracker
(36,742 posts)Way too many spoofed calls. I get at least 10 a day. Charge $10 per altering caller id changes. If they are all coming from SE Asia, charge a dollar per call from that country.
3catwoman3
(28,248 posts)...to know nothing about it.
MissouriDem47
(337 posts)That he was not responsible for it.
slightlv
(7,114 posts)And yet they scream WE are the violent ones. Projection is going to be a hard syndrome for them to recover from.
GusBob
(8,079 posts)Its Jan 6th all over again
I'm also thinking Trump wants to threaten all democrats elected or not
I keep thinking: Stalin, Gulags
multigraincracker
(36,742 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,338 posts)Provided a convenient excuse to walk around with a maxi pad on his ear for a few days
orangecrush
(27,679 posts)Stochastic terrorism.
"Stochastic terrorism is the use of hostile and dehumanizing public rhetoric to incite violence, which happens at a statistically probable but unpredictable rate. Influential figures can use this method by demonizing a person or group, which creates a climate of fear that may lead an individual to commit a violent act, while the speaker remains insulated from legal responsibility because no explicit order was given."
live love laugh
(16,116 posts)Coupled with the simultaneous threats to others that he named.
wiggs
(8,595 posts)'dis-ordered,' 'sociopath,' 'dangerous,' 'extremely un-presidential,' 'scary,' 'ignorant,' 'foolish and reckless,' 'abnormal,' toddler-esque,'...to describe TSF??
Instead we hear that his fevered posts and actions are mere distractions, tactics, trump being trump, weaponization, unitary president, strong-man, populist, abuse of power. Huge difference. They are ignoring the most important story of his administration.
mjvpi
(1,822 posts)The radical left is so much more violent.
hadEnuf
(3,478 posts)What they said in no way, shape or form was treasonous to the country or even close. They quoted military law.
That fat, fascist lunatic f@ck need to start being held to account any way possible.
Wednesdays
(21,423 posts)
liberalgunwilltravel
(1,008 posts)To handle himself.
orleans
(36,562 posts)Borogove
(368 posts)Cha
(316,019 posts)Bravo to Sen Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Chris Deluzio and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.