How outlets cover Elissa Slotkin D · MI · SEN · Nov 19 – Nov 21, 2025
Elissa Slotkin Appears in Video Urging Service Members to Refuse Illegal Orders
Elissa Slotkin appeared in a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche called for an investigation. Center outlets focus on the probe; right-leaning outlets stress the video’s legal significance and its treatment by television networks.
Lead article · Mediaite · CENTERTodd Blanche Calls for Probe Into Dems Over Trump VideoCommunity verdict
8 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 57% good look
Outlets agree Elissa Slotkin appeared in a video with five other Democratic lawmakers urging service members to refuse illegal orders.
Center outlets focus on Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s call for a federal investigation and his plan to examine the lawmakers’ intent. Right-leaning outlets frame the video as potentially seditious and argue television networks gave it too little scrutiny.
Outlets by lean
3 RATEDCompare by side
Mediaite reports Blanche’s call for an investigation and his plan to examine the lawmakers’ intent.
How outlets portrayed Slotkin, by side
3 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
NOV 19 – 21Articles per day by side. NOV 19: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. NOV 20: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. NOV 21: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.
Others in this story
Full event ↗- Mark KellyMark Kelly Joins Democrats in Video on Refusing Illegal Orders7 ART.
- Hakeem S. JeffriesJeffries and House Democrats Contact Police After Trump's Remarks4 ART.
- Jason CrowTrump Calls Democratic Lawmakers’ Video on Illegal Orders Seditious4 ART.
- Pete AguilarHouse Democrats Contact Capitol Police Over Trump's Death Threats2 ART.
- Katherine M. ClarkHouse Democrats Contact Capitol Police Over Trump’s Posts2 ART.
- Christopher R. DeluzioSix Democratic Lawmakers Release Video on Refusing Illegal Orders2 ART.
No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.