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Elissa Slotkin: “We have heard nothing from Hegseth.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

CNN: Slotkin talks Pentagon leadership purge, Iran war and military at the polls

Published September 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:59

So I just wanted them to very clearly articulate that, no, if I'm asked to send uniform military into a place like Detroit to collect voting machines, ballots surround, I'm not, I'm going to say no. I'm going to stand up. And We have heard nothing from Hegseth. I hope we do. But again, in the spirit of having a customer of one. He cares about what one guy thinks of him and not the rest of the country. (04:59–05:02)

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Asserts that there has been no response from Hegseth regarding the letter.

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