Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.
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Whitmer called Trump directly, after which an unexplained hold on a Great Lakes anti-carp project was lifted.
This is a red flag for the right: it suggests Trump may be making backroom deals with Democratic governors, contradicting his anti-establishment stance and fueling 'swamp' accusations.