Sen. Slotkin presses Hegseth, Caine to commit to keeping U.S. military out of the midterm elections
First publishedAug 18, 16:56 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 20:18 UTC · 6m ago
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"I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Defense will not send Federal troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind," Slotkin wrote to Hegseth and to Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in letters Tuesday.
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- "I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Defense will not send Federal troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind," Slotkin wrote to Hegseth and to Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in letters Tuesday.
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Sen. Slotkin presses Hegseth, Caine to commit to keeping U.S. military out of the midterm elections
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