LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer did shots in a bar over the weekend while stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
We have a really good Governor. pic.twitter.com/f5itcoP6s8
— Michigan GOP Watch (@MiMagaWatch) October 20, 2024
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She apparently told patrons “get out and vote” while a Trump rally broadcast on the television screen behind her. However, her actions are not sitting well with some. Ian Murphy, the owner of the Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord, has gone several rounds in the courts over Whitmer’s stringent COVID-19 mandates in 2020 and 2021. He called her behavior “desperate, attention-seeking behavior.”
Look, I own a bar. This is not inspiring, this is not iconic, this is not leadership. This is desperate, this is attention-seeking behavior, this is not an executive, this is pathetic. This person isn’t serious about governing our state. She desires fame, idolation, clicks, and… https://t.co/sjPzIhjNib
— Iron Pig Smokehouse (@ironpigsmoke) October 20, 2024
Others echoed the same sentiment.
She’s a symptom of a much bigger problem – that there are people who thinks this makes a “great governor.”
— Carly (@JeweliyaKody) October 21, 2024
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we have 3 drunken sorority girls in the highest leadership positions in our state. it’s troublesome.
— c_siCk (@chelemenopee) October 20, 2024
Whitmer has campaigned on the Harris-Walz bus tour around Michigan for the past few days. With two weeks to go before the election, both presidential campaigns will make Michigan, a battleground state, a frequent stop.
