Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing backlash from fellow Democrats after a surprise appearance with President Donald Trump at the White House, with some claiming she was “prop.”
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MichiganGov.GretchenWhitmerisunderfirefromfellowDemocratsafterappearingalongsidePresidentDonaldTrumpduringaWhiteHousesigningceremony,sparkingaccusationsthatshewasusedasapolitical“prop.”
“Justaf—ingdisaster,”saidoneDemocraticoperative,whousuallysupportsWhitmerbutspokeanonymouslytoNBCNews.
“Itfeelslikeitremovessomeofthemomentumshehadasapoliticallysavvyswing-stateDem.”
WhitmerwasinWashingtonforwhatwassupposedtobeaprivatemeetingwithTrumponWednesday.Instead,sheendedupstandingofftothesideasthepresidentsignedexecutiveorderscallingfortheinvestigationoftwofirst-termadministrationaideswhowerecriticalofhisactions.
COLORADODEMSARE‘POKINGTHEBEAR’BYDEFYINGTRUMP’SORDERS,GOPLAWMAKERWARNS
ManyoftheorderswerenotbackedbyWhitmer,butherpresenceneartheResoluteDeskgavetheapp
