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Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs

Fox News Politics and Not the Bee describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Elissa Slotkin said she wants young people to fear legal problems before joining the Trump administration, sparking fierce online backlash..
The headline split Fox News Politics frames it as "Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs". Not the Bee frames it as "Michigan senator says she wants to use the law as a "deterrent" against young people who...".
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Right / center-rightSen. Elissa Slotkin Wants to Scare Young People Out of Working for Trump

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Legal InsurrectionNews report · Oct 18, 7:00 PM

Sen. Elissa Slotkin Wants to Scare Young People Out of Working for Trump

"I want them to be like, Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems that I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that." The post Sen. Elissa Slotkin Wants to Scare Young...

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Fox News PoliticsNews report · Oct 18, 5:04 PM

Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs

Elissa Slotkin said she wants young people to fear legal problems before joining the Trump administration, sparking fierce online backlash..

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Not the BeeNews report · Oct 18, 4:44 PM

Michigan senator says she wants to use the law as a "deterrent" against young people who want to work for the Trump administration

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