At a UAW rally in Detroit on the eve of the midterm elections, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she refused when Donald Trump tried to overturn a safe and secure election, and refused his pressure to turn over voters' private voting information. She says that fight went to court and she won. She also says armed people gathered on her front lawn, fed lies by the president and by her opponent, and that she'll stand firm the same way as governor.
The receipt
- Who
- Jocelyn Benson
- Where
- rally - UAW rally on the eve of the midterm elections, Detroit
- Original footage
- MS NOW · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 53 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
More than anything, this moment demands leaders who are going to stand up to bullies, no matter how powerful, and I know a thing or two about standing up to bullies. Because let me tell you, when Donald Trump tried to overturn a safe and secure election, I said no. When he tried to pressure me to turn over your private voting information, I said no, and I'll see you in court, and I won. What it means I have to shelter in my home as I had to do here in Detroit, protecting my son as folks with guns have assembled on my front lawn to try to intimidate me, based on lies that had been fed not just by the president but also by my opponent who also doesn't seem to like to admit when he loses elections. I will always proudly stand firm in defense of your rights, your freedoms and your democracy. That's who I've been as Secretary of State and it's on who I'll be as governor.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.