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Elissa Slotkin calls backlash to threat of prosecution comments 'manufactured outrage'

Fox News reaches for "outrage" where Western Journal stays flat.

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What happened Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., dismissed criticism on CNN as "manufactured outrage" after her viral remarks about prosecuting Trump administration enablers.
The headline split Fox News frames it as "Elissa Slotkin calls backlash to threat of prosecution comments 'manufactured outrage'". Western Journal frames it as "Watch: Trump Calls Slotkin 'Lowlife' for Plan to Terrorize, Deter Future Conservatives Wi...".
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Right / center-rightMY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives move America

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InstapunditOpinion · Oct 20, 12:32 AM

MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives move America

MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives move America closer to civil war.

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Fox NewsNews report · Oct 20, 1:30 AM

Elissa Slotkin calls backlash to threat of prosecution comments 'manufactured outrage'

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., dismissed criticism on CNN as "manufactured outrage" after her viral remarks about prosecuting Trump administration enablers.

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Western JournalNews report · Oct 20, 1:00 AM

Watch: Trump Calls Slotkin 'Lowlife' for Plan to Terrorize, Deter Future Conservatives With the Threat of Legal Punishment

President Donald Trump called Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan a “lowlife” on Monday in response to her support for using the threat of government prosecution to deter young Ameri...

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