He asked a foreigner to help investigate a political rival. He used the power of his office. And not for the national security interests, which is totally normal... but this is for personal gain. It was for him. And that's what a king does. That's not what a president does.
Slotkin contrasts the normal use of presidential power for national security with Trump's actions, which she views as self-serving.
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President Trump has been saying the quiet part out loud: he wants to undermine our elections any way he can.
What it tends to culminate in, this authoritarian playbook, it culminates in him creating a security incident that requires uniformed military or federal law enforcement to go to the polls.
These are deeply troubling reports, and the American people deserve honest answers.
My 'Protect Our Polls Act' is designed to block the military from being deployed to polling sites during the midterms without congressional approval.
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