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Democrat Senator assigned ‘24/7 Capitol Police security’ after Trump ‘death’ remarks

Democrat Senator assigned ‘24/7 Capitol Police security’ after Trump remarks
  • Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin says she has been assigned 24/7 security by Capitol police.
  • It follows comments by Donald Trump, who wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday (20 November): “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
  • Trump's remarks were made after Sen. Slotkin and five other Democratic lawmakers released a video urging members of the military to “refuse illegal orders.”
  • The junior senator for Michigan told NBC’s MS NOW, “For all of us, it has fundamentally changed our security situation".
  • White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Donald Trump wants to execute members of Congress.
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