Future Retirement Success
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks

Future Retirement Success

Politics

Whitmer explains her Oval Office folder fiasco

by April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., said she regrets hiding her face during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week. 

Whitmer poked fun at the now-viral moment by once again holding folders up in front of her face when asked about her trip to Washington, D.C., during an event at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday. 

‘… I don’t want my picture taken, that’s all it was. I kind of wished I hadn’t put my folder up in front of my face, but whatever. You know I was there … I just wrote a book about learning to laugh at yourself, so I’m pretty good at it. We all have our moments,’ Whitmer said. 

Whitmer was criticized for shielding her face as the photo became a meme on social media. Alex Meyer, deputy assistant to the president and White House director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs who was standing to Whitmer’s left in the photo, joked that it’s his new profile photo. 

The Michigan governor’s trip to Washington last week brought her 2028 presidential ambitions into the national conversation as she struck a diplomatic tone with Trump. She carefully criticized Trump’s tariffs while saying she understood the ‘motivation behind the tariffs’ and even agreeing with Trump that we ‘need to make more stuff in America.’

Whitmer’s viral Oval Office moment marked her second meeting with Trump in less than a month. As Trump signed executive orders and answered questions from the press, he said Whitmer had ‘done an excellent job’ as governor and called her a ‘very good person,’ a break from his typical lines of attack on her character. 

‘One of her opponents will dig that clip up and put it in a television ad,’ Brad Bannon, a Democrat strategist and the president of Bannon Communications Research, told Fox News Digital. 

Bannon warned that Whitmer, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, getting too close to Trump could jeopardize her status as a ‘first-tier presidential candidate’ alongside fellow governors Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Gavin Newsom of California. 

As Trump signed executive orders calling for the investigation of two first-term administration aides who were critical of his actions, Whitmer’s office said she was brought into the room ‘without any notice’ and that her appearance was ‘not an endorsement of the actions taken or statements made.’

But Trump called the issues ‘bipartisan’ and jokingly added, ‘We’ll all stand there together and cut a ribbon. OK, Gretchen?’

Whitmer’s diplomatic moves last week seemed to put her out of step with her party as Democrat governors, many rumored to harbor 2028 presidential ambitions, spoke out against Trump’s tariffs as governors JB Pritzker of Illinois and Newsom worked independently with trade partners to try to soften the damage to their state economies. 

‘If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,’ Whitmer said after her speech in Washington last week, seeming to explain her diplomatic tone. 

Whitmer’s office explained that she was meeting with Trump to discuss recovery aid for the northern Michigan ice storm, investing in Michigan’s defense assets and building the American economy for everyday Michiganders.

Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS
0
FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest
previous post
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Mace targeted by Pennsylvania man arrested for threatening Trump
next post
Bernie Sanders compares Trump, Musk and other ‘oligarchs’ to ‘heroin addicts,’ says drug of choice is ‘greed’

You may also like

Capitol Police Determine Serious Risk For Female Officers...

November 29, 2022

Klaus Schwab says Communist China is a “Role...

November 23, 2022

Libertarians select Chase Oliver as presidential nominee, very...

May 27, 2024

Schumer responds to calls for Trump to be...

October 6, 2023

Biden admin has reached no consensus on how...

February 28, 2023

Pfizer Exec Scott Gottlieb Responds to Evidence that...

October 16, 2022

White House confirms who was appointed as acting...

February 26, 2025

Putin thanks Trump for principles of ceasefire push,...

March 13, 2025

Biden admin questioned over abortion pill push without...

May 29, 2024

Durham Update: Two Lower-Level FBI Officials Wanted To...

October 15, 2022

    Get free access to all of the retirement secrets and income strategies from our experts! or Join The Exclusive Subscription Today And Get the Premium Articles Acess for Free

    By opting in you agree to receive emails from us and our affiliates. Your information is secure and your privacy is protected.

    Recent Posts

    • State Department issues worldwide caution for US travelers following Trump’s Iran strikes

      June 23, 2025
    • Inside the Situation Room, where Trump and his national security team monitored ‘spectacular’ success on Iran

      June 22, 2025
    • Thomas Massie says he feels ‘misled’ by Trump after Iran strikes: ‘He’s engaged in war’

      June 22, 2025
    • JD Vance says Iranian nuclear program ‘substantially’ set back after ‘precise, surgical’ US strikes

      June 22, 2025
    • Israeli President Herzog: Israel ‘not dragging’ US into war with Iran

      June 22, 2025
    • Russian leader claims multiple countries prepped to provide Iran nuclear weapons following US strikes

      June 22, 2025

    Categories

    • Business (8,277)
    • Investing (2,059)
    • Politics (15,749)
    • Stocks (3,160)
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Disclaimer: futureretirementsuccess.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

    Copyright © 2025 futureretirementsuccess.com | All Rights Reserved