Democrat targeted by Trump attacks ‘authoritarian’ effort to intimidate critics
Jan 18, 2026
Elissa Slotkin, under investigation over Pentagon video, says president using ‘well-worn playbook’ to silence debateDonald Trump is borrowing a strategy from authoritarian regimes to intimidate potential critics and discourage them from speaking out, according to a senator under investigation by
his administration.Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, faces questioning after she organised and appeared in a video with other Democrats imploring military service members to refuse “illegal orders”. Fellow senator Mark Kelly and three Democrats from the House of Representatives are also being investigated. Continue reading... ...read more read less