The author is an attorney and partner at Goodman Acker law firm in Southfield and an elected officer-at-large of Michigan Democratic Party. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is running as an Independent for governor in 2026.

By Barry J. Goodman

When the President of the United States threatens to execute our Senator, silence doesn’t represent neutrality, it represents complicity.

Mike Duggan (Campaign photo)

The threats of violence made by President Trump against U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin and members of Congress are disgusting and wrong.

Political violence has no place in our state or nation and these threats must be wholeheartedly condemned at every opportunity. In recent weeks, we’ve seen Michigan leaders rightfully come to Sen. Slotkin’s defense by denouncing the President’s rhetoric and ca

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