Sen. Elissa Slotkin stayed silent when questioned about her past warnings that President Trump could misuse the National Guard — comments now resurfacing after a fatal attack on two Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.
Slotkin previously argued that Trump might order troops to take action against Americans in a crisis. But when reporters pressed her on whether she still stood by those remarks following the ambush near the White House, she declined to respond.
The incident left one West Virginia National Guard member dead and another critically injured. The accused shooter, an Afghan national who entered the country under a prior resettlement program, has been charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses.
Slotkin’s refusal to revisit her statements has drawn renewed attention as debates intensify over military authority, domestic deployment, and political rhetoric surrounding national security.