As muddled as their message can be at times, Democrats do still share a common vision for the bare minimum of what this country deserves.

Mich., delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's joint address to Congress. Slotkin criticized the administration, including several of Trump's policies, Elon Musk, and the president's recent meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

Mich., was accompanied Tuesday night during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress by Andrew Lennox, a Marine Corps veteran and former Veterans Affairs employee who was among the many probationary employees whose jobs were abruptly terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in February.

The Michigan Democrat, a first-term senator, is expected to lay out the economic and national security stakes of President Trump’s agenda.

The newly elected Michigan senator accused the president of bringing chaos while failing to tackle the high prices Americans care about.

Freshmen Senator Elissa Slotkin was quick to troll President Donald Trump during her rebuttal speech on behalf of the Democratic Party Tuesday night, dedicating her introduction to poking fun at how long the president’s Congressional address went.

First-term Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing a giveaway to his billionaire friends.

Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Sen. Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress,

The Democratic senator sought to contrast Trump with more bipartisan overtures while still advocating that people resist Trump and his agenda.

President Donald Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday. Democrats have chosen Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver the rebuttal.

Elissa Slotkin, who will deliver the Democrats' response to Trump's address to Congress, is a former CIA agent who served three tours in Iraq before running for Congress.