Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Sen. Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress,

Freshmen Senator Elissa Slotkin was quick to troll President Donald Trump during her rebuttal speech on behalf of the Democratic Party Tuesday night, dedicating her introduction to poking fun at how long the president’s Congressional address went.

During the Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) went after the president on several key issues, including the economy and claimed democracy is “at risk.