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Young conservatives must answer Elissa Slotkin’s threat by serving America

Sen. Elissa Slotkin's remarks at the University of Chicago are seen as a threat to young conservatives considering government service in the Trump administration.

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Democratic probes of Trump should deter grads from working for him, Slotkin saysWASHINGTON — Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin tangled online with conservatives angry over her remarks last week about holding Trump officials accountable for corruption and specifically her suggestion that such moves might dissuade young graduates from going to work for the administration. A clip of her remarks circulating on social media prompted some…

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