Despite countless examples of Trump doing things like this, Democrats seem addicted to putting themselves in the position of getting used and abused by him.
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Corp Dems in the comments basically saying she should bend the knee like the CEOs and Law firms have already done, for the good of Michigan. With that logic, we should all bend the knee.
Guessing he's dangling some kind of targeted tariff relief for Canada/Michigan car manufacturing, and she decided to take one for the team by not making a scene?
You can spin it however you want but her presence is an absolute endorsement of the actions taken and statements made at that event. If she has a sign that said, 'This is not okay.' I might believe her non-compliance. But like, you disagree? Walk the hell out.
He intentionally called her out to bring attention to her being in the oval. I side eye any democratic leader cozying up to Trump. I’m sure whatever business she had that was related to her state could have been a phone call or email.
It was for emergency funding following a terrible ice storm that has left tens of thousands of people without power since last week. He probably held up approval of the funds to manipulate her. That’s on him, not her.
It was pretty obvious manipulation played a part on his behalf but optics matter. There was no need for her to be seen at his dog and pony show. She put herself in a situation to where it looked like she was part of the circus. She should have met with him privately to discuss what her state needs.
What exactly did she think was going to happen? JFC. I expected better from Whitmer. I thought she was smart enough to not allow herself to be used like that.
She was trying to get disaster money for her state following a terrible ice storm last week, when tens of thousands of people still don’t have power, and it’s still winter here.
Governor Whitmer has proven she’s going to do what is best for Michigan. Like it or not, Trump still controls the government and can help them or hurt them.
Her quote “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu” was cringe.
Proverbs 23:1-3:
"When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.”
Trump is criminal scum.
The only election steal or impropriety was done by him and his people including how Trump got two people killed to minimize the impact of his Epstein ties.
Stating the obvious, no woman or child should ever be around the sick bastard.
Disappointing. I spent hours standing in the freezing rain protesting on Saturday. Whitmer is hanging out in the Oval Office. People being shipped to El Salvador with no due process. Disappointing, Whitmer.
We are talking about trump,you thinka phone call would work? He is a bully and has cut funding to FEMA, schools, health care...everything. She put her pride aside to get what we need. Maybe talk to someone without power for over a week
They never discussed fuckin electricity. It was originally about lakes. She proved to be a coward by not walking out immediately when he was discussing 2020 election was stolen. Coward equals collaborator. At this time, people must rise up or be judged negatively.
I don’t vote in Michigan, I’d prefer to just hear from Michigan voters on the replies. A quick skim of replies shows some folks saying she needs to get his attention regarding a big power outage, this might be her only opportunity to do that. Perhaps some manufacturing jobs are important to her too?
no, dems have a bigger base than republicans. we should be activating our base and turning out. we will win elections if we turn out but we failed in november. no we are here
Money following a natural disaster. Terrible ice storm in northern Michigan last week. Biden would have just approved it. Trump probably wanted to humiliate her first.
Her interview afterwards was excellent. I hate to think you're not telling the whole story as I really trust your work. She's been an awesome governor and actually gives a shit about her constituents.
"We have a duty and an oath to try to get things done, to put the welfare of the people of Michigan before our own interests, before our political interests and to stay at the table, to find the common ground in something."
She's done well for Michigan, I can't count her out yet.
God I know. Michigan is so bipolar politically. I still haven't forgiven voters for Rick "one tough nerd" Snyder and the Flint water crisis. Even my retired dad who tends to be more independent voted to reelect the man that passed a law to tax his pension. Because he believed the hype.
For those of you quick to condemn her #1 priority is the people of MI as it should be. She is trying to get FEMA to help with power outage due to storms for Northern MI when it’s still cold & snowing there. Her concern is also for auto tariffs as it’s a huge industry in her state not for herself
Michigander here. And I agree with this. This would explain also the tone of her comments yesterday where she pointed out where she could agree with the President while offering "soft criticisms" (MI news source) in other areas. She is doing what she can for Michiganders, which is most important.
As a reply, I read this article in the NYT today and this photo was part of it. It puts credence to her claim that she didn't know that she was walking into a press play by Trump. Guess where she is. I feel bad for her. She goes to D.C. to argue for her constituents, and gets ambushed.
Yes, and I have no doubt Trump did this to divide Democrats. He’s a master manipulator knowing she cares for the people in her state & used that to sandbag her. Of course it’s working because many do fall for his machinations
Northern Michigan was devastated by a terrible ice storm. People still don’t have power in some areas, trees are down everywhere, and it’s still winter in Michigan (it’s snowing tonight in the Detroit area). She was seeking help after a natural disaster.
Wait, what? This is a self inflicted wound. When invited, just politely decline. Why is everyone so afraid of a diaper wearing drug addicted bumbling idiot? Just. Say. No.
If you work with the trump regime on anything ANYTHING you are complicit in ANY of the crimes they commit. If your only way out is to resign you FUCKING RESIGN.
You can't dip your toe in and claim ignorance later
Why was she even at the White House in the first place. You know what, I don't even care. I won't be supporting her future presidential ambitions in any capacity.
Because we had a natural disaster here in Michigan and she was seeking emergency funds. Tend of thousands of people without power since last week and it’s still winter here.
She proved to be a coward by not walking out immediately when he was discussing 2020 election was stolen. Coward equals collaborator. At this time, people must rise up or be judged negatively.
She is useless as a leader for us. Either she's a lying snake and used us like Fetterman or she is a total idiot who can't remember anything longer than 5 minutes ago and will always be a useful idiot for the worst people.
We need Trump's approval of a state of emergency to get federal funding to the 35k in northern MI who still don't have power. She's doing her job for her state.
Reading is fucking fundamental for you comment warriors. It says she didn’t know why she was brought in there. Meaning she was caught off guard and no one gave any information to her or her team. Yes, she could have just left the room but that would have been a bigger story to attack her.
No, it’s called staff not getting information and making calculated decisions to avoid bad optics. It happens sometimes but in this situation, I believe they weren’t able to get any information because whoever gave them the info didn’t have any additional information to give.
I didn’t say that. As someone that has worked for the government official as an assistant, I can say that there is a lot of things that are done that most people don’t know anything about when it comes to meetings. If you care about the optics that much her location in the room alone says a lot too.
People rarely suspect the level of evil to which Trump and his people will go.
Remember, a general was used the day Trump said he wanted to shoot protesters, around the time he held up a Bible (which didn't have the good sense to burst into flames).
Geez, I think I’d like to sell off my stocks when they go up pretty high and pull them out or cash them in. And then reinvest when Trump is out of office.
Never Trumpers need to start running for office as Democrats and knock some damn sense into this party. We need fighters and apparently we’re not breeding them.
Look , she’s a governor she has to work for state. It’s more likely than not that she was brought there in false pretenses. As a gov she needed to go
But this circular firing squad has to stop!
There’s time to condemn - not now! Form a battalion against trump not against “ purity”
Sorry, if you're not smart enough to figure out Donald Trump is going to trick you into using you as a prop, how are you going to handle world leaders like Xi?
This the real world
Trump could decimate Michigan
We don’t know what she thought she was going for
But remember this
All the Mich Palestinians that “ sent a message to Harris / Biden “ fucked themselves worse
Were Harris Biden wrong ? Yes? But? Worse now
Time for purity is not NOW!
democrats always played the purity card against liberals. but in 2016 the FBI cheated against Hillary because of it, and both parties held them above the law. So if we dont play it against them, some idiot will believe them, when they play it against us.
Why do people keep saying this. Why did she have to fly to DC? My governor, a Democrat, in a state ravaged by floods and tornadoes, did not go to Washington DC to meet with Trump and kiss his ass.
I can’t remember—Did all of you bag on Janet Mills for being in that Governor’s Meeting where she told Trump “We’ll see you in court”? I seem to remember folks applauding that. Huh.
No she wouldn't because she proved to be a coward by not walking out immediately when he was discussing 2020 election was stolen. Coward equals collaborator. At this time, people must rise up or be judged negatively.
Respectfully, Jasmine Crockett is not the governor of a state. (And I love Jasmine Crockett.) As a Michigan resident, and knowing just how petty President Trump could be, I'm glad for Whitmer's tone. She stated where she can agree with the president on some areas, but still criticized on others.
Damage is done with that one, if she doesn’t know better than she’s not the right person for the moment. Nobody opposition should in any way normalize this maniac…
If she was too embarrassed to walk out in protest, couldn’t she have started coughing and pretended she had to go the restroom? Bc it sure looks like an endorsement to stand there for an hour, while he lies and insults people and signs illegal/pointless/anti-American orders
Yeh, agree. She knew what she was doing, I bet. Someone needs to ask why she was even there in the first place? I mean why on earth would she legitimise his Presidency after all of the chaos and corruption over the past few months?
She may have gone to the White House for... ?
-Get funding for storm damage in northern Michigan
-Get help with an invasive species, Asian Carp
-Selfridge Air Force Base
-reappt to Council of Governors
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In addition to the ice storms and the auto industry, we have the Great Lakes. It may be a long game when he unleashes polluters and threatens our waters. I may be off base, but she’s not stupid. Maybe some points for later. Who knows. I don’t like it either, but she does care about us here.
Michigan had a terrible ice storm last week. There are people that have been without power for over 10 days. It’s still very cold. She went there to get funding.
Executive order on lakes. She proved to be a coward by not walking out immediately when he began discussing 2020 election was stolen. Coward equals collaborator. At this time, people must rise up or be judged negatively.
Considering MAGA almost got her kidnapped and killed, her being in there at all is insane. Whitmer is also an old school protectionist Dem who’s never been a friend to Canada. She has more in common with Trump than people would think, IMO.
She had an opportunity to interrupt him, embarrass and humiliate him as a sundowning old man, and get some love from national Democrats in the process. Instead she chose to stand there. I think that's a pass for 2028
She was trying to get emergency money following a catastrophic ice storm in the northern part of the state. Trees down everywhere, power grid destroyed, roads covered with trees. People haven’t had power in a week and it’s still winter here.
I agree the sheepish photo and the “golden age” comment were puzzling but I personally won’t be quick to judge on this. I like her and I’m also reminded of all the praise heaped on Newsom when he (justifiably) schmoozed Trump during the devastating LA fires.
Knowing Trump, he is holding back approval of the emergency funds just to manipulate and humiliate her. And as you can see from this thread, people are falling for it.
Couldn't she have left the room if they "tricked" her so badly? Whisper that she needed to go the restroom and leave. Instead it looks like she is a Vichy, OK-ed everything Trump signed and said, that whole hour.
I live in Michigan and what we experienced last week has not been seen before, at least in the 26 years I've lived here. The WORST thing she could do was disrespect Trump, be belligerent, etc. knowing full well just how petty he can be. Her responsibility is to her constituents. And she knows it.
Trump just about made her unelectable as a Democrat and she walked right into it. He actually did the Dems a favor by exposing her early in the process.
… was it customary for a Governor to kiss a Presidents ass in person for aid? I don’t recall DeSantis coming to oval for hurricane aid? Whitmer has appetites …
Whitmer
“I understand the motivation behind the tariffs, and here’s where President Trump and I do agree.We do need to make more stuff in America. . Let’s give more hardworking people a fair shot at a decent life. And let’s usher in,as President Trump says,a ‘Golden Age’ of American manufacturing.”
Why would you put yourself next to him unless you were going to eliminate him. You can't come away unscathed in some way. Better to get him before he gets you...and he wiil.
21st century Democrats are the most spineless, most useless, most pathetic group of cowards in the history of this nation! What kind of party allows Republicans to steal not 1, not 2, but THREE god damn elections in just the last 25 yrs & then do everything in their power to help those Republicans?
There are no skeletons to my knowledge. We had a terrible ice storm last week in the northern part of the state. We need emergency funds to rebuild the power grid and clear the roads. Trump is probably holding the money hostage to manipulate her.
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We in Michigan know full well what a hypocrite and opportunist Whitmer is.
She is there pandering to Trump.
There are far better Dem candidates than Whitmer for national office.
Proverbs 23:1-3:
"When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.”
The only election steal or impropriety was done by him and his people including how Trump got two people killed to minimize the impact of his Epstein ties.
Stating the obvious, no woman or child should ever be around the sick bastard.
They are like children sometimes.
Yeha, that's bullcrap. They don't like each other.
Booker gave a long speech in the Senate that was hailed. It was the first time ANYONE in the Senate has risen to the gravity of the current moment.
Voters on the Right are dumb. It should be easy for Dems to change their minds. But they can’t.
Maybe you are ok with that.
I oppose weakness in opposing Trump, but her meeting with him isn't that.
I called this a few hours ago.
Not a great move by Big Gretch. 🤷♀️
She's done well for Michigan, I can't count her out yet.
His 1st term, he criticized the Governor's COVID closures....
Now, tread lightly @govwhitman.bsky.social
You can't dip your toe in and claim ignorance later
She was the one with right attitude . 😎
No handshake at the funeral, no attendance at the Inauguration.
It’s not that surprising actually
Remember, a general was used the day Trump said he wanted to shoot protesters, around the time he held up a Bible (which didn't have the good sense to burst into flames).
But this circular firing squad has to stop!
There’s time to condemn - not now! Form a battalion against trump not against “ purity”
Trump could decimate Michigan
We don’t know what she thought she was going for
But remember this
All the Mich Palestinians that “ sent a message to Harris / Biden “ fucked themselves worse
Were Harris Biden wrong ? Yes? But? Worse now
Time for purity is not NOW!
On the other, you’re correct. 🔄
FIFY
https://youtu.be/RcjLiV2zN1E?si=pRn9VjL2sHOohyHG
-Get funding for storm damage in northern Michigan
-Get help with an invasive species, Asian Carp
-Selfridge Air Force Base
-reappt to Council of Governors
?
Those don't explain hangin' with MAGA though
#Every #SINGLE #Time…
#Andy2028
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So...she was duped into humiliation? That's...worse.
"The governor was surprised she was brought into the Oval Office"
That's the defense?
THAT person is doing a great job?
“I understand the motivation behind the tariffs, and here’s where President Trump and I do agree.We do need to make more stuff in America. . Let’s give more hardworking people a fair shot at a decent life. And let’s usher in,as President Trump says,a ‘Golden Age’ of American manufacturing.”
Michael Corleone - The Godfather Part II
It would be negligent for her not to visit the President.
Sad that the master manipulator won.