Slotkin Urges Persecution of Young Conservatives
Mai Xiong says Mike Rogers's wife should be investigated for giving away gas cards, and another Democrat lawmaker wants lawfare against new grads
When times are hard, a little generosity goes a long way. So Kristi Rogers, wife of U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, took to the streets of Detroit to give away $10 gas cards.
Democrats couldn’t decide whether to clown Rogers for the modest size of the gift card or to bring her up on charges in front of the Politburo.
“When we get back the gavels in the Michigan House, I’ll be investigating Kristi Rogers and calling for an oversight committee hearing on this campaign activity by the Mike Rogers campaign for allegedly violating Michigan campaign finance laws,” tweeted Rep. Mai Xiong, a Warren Democrat.
The hearings would go nowhere and accomplish nothing. But if Rogers lawyered up, things could get real costly, real quick. Which is the point of lawfare, where the process is the punishment.
Not to be outdone, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin spoke openly of the need for a “deterrent” to keep young college grads from taking jobs at the Trump White House.
She did this at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, a place known for the free exchange of ideas. For all the Left’s talk of a “chilling effect” when people are punished for speech, Slotkin wants young people to freeze themselves out from working for Trump, or any other Republican, by painting that work as “enabling” illegal acts.
Presidents cannot be prosecuted for their conduct in office, Slotkin noted. But staffers can, and she thinks they should be.
“The people around Donald Trump… have no immunity the way the president does… So you go after the people who do his bidding,” Slotkin said.
Slotkin and Xiong are both in the minority party right now. They’re writing checks they won’t be able to cash if Republicans win in 2026 and 2028. And yet they do it anyway, without any power.
Right now you should be asking yourself: What would these women do with power? All you have to do is listen to their words.
You can expect a lawfare where no act and no target is too small. Everything from a $10 gas card to an entry-level job will be criminalized.
Slotkin has a history of chilling behaviors. And she doesn’t need power to pull them off.
In 2018, when Slotkin was first running for Congress, a tracker followed her around, trying to get her to answer one question: If you are elected, would you join the Medicare for All Caucus?
(Eight years later, Abdul El-Sayed touts Medicare for All in every single speech, if you want to know how far left the Overton Window has moved, despite Republican wins.)
After one event, the tracker tracks Slotkin all the way to her car, then asks the Medicare for All question one last time.
Slotkin asks: “How are Sloane and Leroy?”
Sloane and Leroy are the names of the tracker’s dogs. Fresh off her CIA tenure, Slotkin knew those names.
“How do you know the names of my dogs?” the tracker asks, and the recording ends.
Slotkin doesn’t need power to strike fear in hearts. She’s done it before and she’s trying to do it again. It’s an encouraging sign that young Republicans have sent every signal that they won’t be cowed into fear.
The question is, will the Republican voter heed this warning, and keep Slotkin and Xiong in the minority? Or will high gas prices and frustrations be their excuse to stay home?
If Slotkin and Xiong get real power, they will really use it. Take their words literally and seriously. If the Democrats win, lawfare is coming.
