At a time 14 months ago when other governors were lambasting President Donald Trump on a variety of issues, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sat peacefully in the executive residence living room back in December of 2024 and revealed a secret that not only gave those other chief executives pause, it set into motion an “odd couple” story the likes of which we’ve never seen before with all due respect to Felix and Oscar.
As you read the following quotes, put it in context. Former President Trump during the peak of the COVID mess referred to Gretchen Whitmer as “that woman from Michigan.” Her supporters called it demeaning and a host of other adjectives not printable in a family newspaper. Let’s just say the two were not drinking buds.
But there she was at home years later responding to this question which she was fielding for the first time during her annual Evening with the Governor gig on Michigan Public TV.
