Donald Trump is once again trying to walk back his own words this time insisting he wasn’t “threatening death” to Democratic lawmakers. The controversy began after Trump accused several Democrats of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” for sharing a video encouraging service members to refuse unlawful orders.
In a new ABC interview, Senator Elissa Slotkin pushed back hard, arguing that Trump’s repeated comments serve a very different purpose. According to her, the former president is trying to shift attention away from issues he’d rather the public not focus on specifically the newly released Epstein materials and ongoing concerns about the U.S. economy.
Slotkin noted that while Trump was posting late-night claims insisting there’s “no inflation” and that the economy is “the best it has ever been,” everyday Americans simply aren’t buying it. She pointed out that voters understand the difference between political spin and real-life economic pressures.
The senator also highlighted the irony in Trump criticizing President Biden’s past messaging on the economy, despite adopting similarly rosy language that doesn’t match what many households experience.
When asked by Fox News about his earlier remarks, Trump tried to soften his tone, saying: “I’m not threatening death, but I think they’re in serious trouble,” adding that sedition is “a very strong form of being a traitor.” His clarification has done little to calm the political reaction.
Meanwhile, Trump has signed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. The move has sparked its own wave of public interest, as the bill mandates the documents be provided in a searchable format something transparency advocates have pushed for over years.
With the political climate already tense, Democrats like Slotkin argue that Trump’s rhetoric is less about national security and more about redirecting public attention at a moment when major stories involving the economy and the Epstein case are gaining momentum.
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