Alyssa Slotkin

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He believes in cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin and kicking our friends like the Canadians in the teeth. He sees American leadership as merely a series of real estate transactions. As a Cold War kid, I'm thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the 1980s. Trump would have lost us the Cold War.

He believes in cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin and kicking our friends like the Canadians in the teeth. He sees American leadership as merely a series of real estate transactions. As a Cold War kid, I'm thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the 1980s. Trump would have lost us the Cold War.

He believes in cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin and kicking our friends like the Canadians in the teeth. He sees American leadership as merely a series of real estate transactions. As a Cold War kid, I'm thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the 1980s. Trump would have lost us the Cold War.

Donald Trump's actions suggest that in his heart, he doesn't believe we're an exceptional nation. He clearly doesn't think we should lead the world.

Donald Trump's actions suggest that in his heart, he doesn't believe we're an exceptional nation. He clearly doesn't think we should lead the world.

Donald Trump's actions suggest that in his heart, he doesn't believe we're an exceptional nation. He clearly doesn't think we should lead the world.

Is there anything that a commander-in-chief could ask you to do with the uniformed military that would be in violation of the U.S. Constitution?

Is there anything that a commander-in-chief could ask you to do with the uniformed military that would be in violation of the U.S. Constitution?

Is there anything that a commander-in-chief could ask you to do with the uniformed military that would be in violation of the U.S. Constitution?

Right. Okay, so are you saying that you would stand in the breach and push back if you were given an illegal order?

Right. Okay, so are you saying that you would stand in the breach and push back if you were given an illegal order?

Right. Okay, so are you saying that you would stand in the breach and push back if you were given an illegal order?

This isn't a hypothetical. Again, you're going to be in charge of three million people. The active duty that I know you care about, I believe you care about. So have you been in conversations about using the active duty in any way, whether it's setting up in detention camps, policing dangerous cities? Have you been involved in any of those conversations?

This isn't a hypothetical. Again, you're going to be in charge of three million people. The active duty that I know you care about, I believe you care about. So have you been in conversations about using the active duty in any way, whether it's setting up in detention camps, policing dangerous cities? Have you been involved in any of those conversations?

This isn't a hypothetical. Again, you're going to be in charge of three million people. The active duty that I know you care about, I believe you care about. So have you been in conversations about using the active duty in any way, whether it's setting up in detention camps, policing dangerous cities? Have you been involved in any of those conversations?

Sir, sir, I get your filibustering. I get it.

Sir, sir, I get your filibustering. I get it.