Slotkin probes Hegseth on deploying troops to polling places
April 30, 2026
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as posted by the channelSen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth whether he would consider sending troops to polling places or seizing ballots or voting machines if directed to do so by President Trump.
"The federal government has never put the uniformed military at our polls," Sen. Slotkin said. "Will you stand up for the Constitution and say no, or will you salute and do his bidding?"
The Defense secretary brushed aside the question as a "gotcha hypothetical," but the Michigan Democrat pressed further.
"What are you going to do?" Sen. Slotkin asked. "It's not a hypothetical."
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