Department of Defense Responds to Slotkin: Assures No Plans to Send Troops to Polls, Hegseth Silence Continues

This press release from Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) was published on 2026-10-01 and titled "Department of Defense Responds to Slotkin: Assures No Plans to Send Troops to Polls, Hegseth Silence Continues".

Department of Defense Responds to Slotkin: Assures No Plans to Send Troops to Polls, Hegseth Silence Continues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, received a response to her letter demanding confirmation confirming that the Department of Defense would not send uniform military to polling locations and that the role of election administration and security is the responsibility of the state [ ] The post Department of Defense Responds to Slotkin: Assures No Plans to Send Troops to Polls, Hegseth Silence Continues appeared first on Senator Elissa Slotkin .