Gretchen Whitmer angers Dems with Trump meeting at White House: ‘F—ing disaster’

Fox News via NY Post ^ | 4/10/25 | Madison Colombo

[Libloather]

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.”

Whitmer was in Washington for what was supposed to be a private meeting with Trump on Wednesday. Instead, she ended up standing off to the side as the president signed executive orders calling for the investigation of two first-term administration aides who were critical of his actions.

Many of the orders were not backed by Whitmer, but her presence near the Resolute Desk gave the appearance of support, an image that didn’t go unnoticed by members of her party.

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 [Governor 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.

[Liz]

Gotta love it! The President calls you a good governor and a great person from the Oval Office... and you HATE it? He thanks you for your bipartisan leadership to protect your lakes and wetland habitats from invasive species... and you HATE it?

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She knows her opponents are making a video of Trump’s words to her as we type.