And I suspect Slotkin is putting this out because of what she is hearing through the grapevine

And the wildest thing about it is how much the public has been told these guys are just smarter and better, and thus deserving of the outsized power they wield

then you look behind the curtain and it’s

“Dear Jeffrey, how do I leverage my social position to sleep with a specific college student”

The cartels utilize terror as a tool of furthering their criminal enterprise (as do many criminal organizations), but they are not engaged in a campaign of terrorism towards the US, which is a distinction worth highlighting since the latter claim is at the core of the Admin's use of the word here

This is the perfect move for the Senate because the hot potato stays with them for only a few minutes and then they pass it entirely to the president and don't have to deal with it anymore. John Thune is boring and difficult, not stupid.