Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been considered a rising star in the Democrat party, possibly even a presidential candidate, but that could be over now.
Whitmer was at the White House this week to meet with Trump to discuss various issues. This should not be a big deal. Governors work with presidents all the time in order to get things done for their states. But Whitmer ended up being photographed in the Oval Office and some Democrats are absolutely furious about this.
Democrats are so purist in their anti-Trump views that you cannot even be seen in the same room as the president, even if it will benefit your constituents in some way.
FOX News reports:
Gretchen Whitmer angers Democrats, suffers ‘huge embarrassment’ with Trump meeting at White House
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is under fire from fellow Democrats after appearing alongside President Donald Trump during a White House signing ceremony, sparking accusations that she was used as a political “prop.”
“Just a f—ing disaster,” said one Democratic operative, who usually supports Whitmer but spoke anonymously to NBC News.
“It feels like it removes some of the momentum she had as a politically savvy swing-state Dem.”…
CNN senior reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere called the moment a “huge embarrassment,” while CNN host Audie Cornish said bluntly, “This does not look like the politics of resistance.”
Dovere also insinuated that the situation was set up by the Trump team, saying, “She [Gov. Whitmer] went for this meeting with the president, and he used her as a prop.”
Critics said the moment undercut Whitmer’s persona as a rising Democratic leader, especially as Trump praised her on camera, calling her a “very good person” who had done “an excellent job” in Michigan.
Whitmer even said that she agrees with Trump on some things. The horror!
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer throws her support behind President Trump’s tariffs:
“I understand the motivation behind the tariffs…We do need to make more stuff in America…We do need fair trade!”
pic.twitter.com/msWjFLF3nI— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 10, 2025
The Democrats are not going to be able to get through the next four years without dealing with Trump at all. They had better get used to the idea of meeting and talking with the president.
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