New picture reveals Whitmer hiding face at shock Trump photo-op

A brand new photograph of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-Mich.) shock go to to the Oval Workplace emerged in a Saturday New York Instances report showcasing the lawmaker protecting her face whereas President Trump spoke to the press.

The Michigan Democrat stated she was unexpectedly whisked into the room for the president’s order signing on Wednesday forward of a scheduled closed door assembly. The 2 have been set to debate tariffs and alternatives to put money into Michigan’s protection property, together with the Selfridge Air Nationwide Guard Base.

“The governor was shocked that she was introduced into the Oval Workplace throughout President Trump’s press convention with none discover of the subject material,” Whitmer’s spokesperson informed NewsNation, The Hill’s sister outlet, earlier this week.

“Her presence is just not an endorsement of the actions taken or statements made at that occasion,” her workplace added.

Whitmer, within the Wednesday photograph captured by Instances photographer Eric Lee, could be seen standing beneath portraits of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson within the Oval Workplace with two blue folders shielding her face.

With Whitmer located behind the White Home press corps, Trump reiterated unproven claims that the 2020 election was “rigged.” He signed memoranda focusing on two officers who served his first administration, who’ve since criticized the president.

“We did phenomenally in that election. Look what occurred to our nation due to it. Open borders, hundreds of thousands of individuals coming into our nation,” the president informed journalists within the room echoing his previous rhetoric.

Whitmer stood listening all through the press occasion. The blue state governor has been floated as a possible Democratic presidential contender for 2028 and met with Trump in March for the same assembly to debate Michigan’s job development.

Earlier on Wednesday, Whitmer criticized Trump for his sweeping tariffs, citing a “powerful” few days for her state and its auto trade throughout a speech in Washington.

She additionally spoke out in help of the president’s three month pause on levies.

“As I’ve stated earlier than, I’m not in opposition to tariffs outright, however they’re a blunt software. You possibly can’t simply bust out the tariff hammer to swing at each drawback with out a clearly outlined end-goal,” she stated throughout her handle this week.

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