Police respond to reported bomb threat at Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s home

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - Michigan State Police responded to a reported bomb threat on Friday at U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s home.

According to our affiliate WILX, a spokesperson for Slotkin said she was not home at the time. After searching the property, investigators confirmed everyone was safe.

The spokesperson said Slotkin is grateful for the quick response by Oakland County and Michigan State Police, adding that U.S. Capitol Police will continue to investigate the threat.

According to NBC, the threat comes after President Trump accused her and other Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior” that was “punishable by death” after they posted a video this week urging military and intelligence officers to “refuse illegal orders” from the Trump administration.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified this week that President Trump did not want to execute members of Congress, but she defended the president’s comments by accusing the lawmakers of “encouraging” service members and those working to ensure national security “to defy the president’s lawful orders.”

Slotkin has defended the video, saying on social media “This is the law. Passed down from our Founding Fathers, to ensure our military upholds its oath to the Constitution — not a king.”