Elissa Slotkin Chews Up 4 Minutes Pestering Trump Official

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin spent four minutes during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday hounding a Department of Defense (DOD) official about so-called illegal orders.

Slotkin, who told military members in a video to defy President Donald Trump’s so-called illegal orders, on whether Trump is deploying the National Guard lawfully by going against the wishes of a sitting governor. While she asked DOD Principal Deputy General Counsel Charles Young about a hypothetical of Trump ordering the National Guard to be present at polling places, Young stated that there are federal laws against such actions and that it would depend on the status of the personnel.

“But for these who are deployed against the wishes of the sittinggovernor and the people of that state, you said that the troops are there to protectfederal personnel, functions, and property, right? So people or functions or buildings.If you were asked to approve the placement of uniformed military on and around pollinglocations for a federal election in 2026, what would your legal judgment be of whetherthose uniforms could do that?”

“Senator, again, that’s a hypothetical situation. There are federal laws that prohibit the stationingof troops at polling places. However, the question would be whether or not the degreeto which that would apply in a non-federalized status under Title 32, and it would dependon the status of the personnel and the mission parameters that are being contemplated,” Young answered. 

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