No, this is not about numerous members of the far-right Republican wing in Congress (though clearly many of them are plenty slimy).
This is a starfish, which, like the hagfish, produces immense quantities of slime when it senses it is about to be predated upon, and this tactic is apparently pretty effective discouragement.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: Slime Star
Slime star sliming video
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