Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was harshly criticized for a social media video in which she fed Doritos to a kneeling podcast host while wearing a Harris Waltz campaign hat to promote the CHIPS Act. He apologized to the crowd.
The video shows Whitmer removing a Doritos chip from a bag and putting it into the mouth of liberal podcaster Liz Plank, who was kneeling on the floor, before the video cuts to the state wearing a Harris Waltz camouflage hat. Panned by the governor.
The use of Doritos chips seemed like a smart way to spotlight the CHIPS and Science Act that President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022. The Act brings the semiconductor supply chain back to the United States, creating jobs, supporting American innovation, and protecting America's national security.
Michigan government gives feed to female podcast host Doritos who kneels in Harris waltz hat
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has apologized for a social media video in which she forced a podcast host to take a knee and eat Doritos to highlight the CHIPS Act. (YouTube screenshot)
“Chips aren't just delicious. The CHIPS Act is a game-changer for U.S. technology and manufacturing, expanding domestic semiconductor production to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers! Donald Trump puts it at risk will be exposed,” Plank wrote in the newspaper’s caption. A video she posted on Instagram.
The video features Nelly and Kelly Rowland's song “Dilemma” playing in the background as one person baits another into performing a sexual act before the first person stares uncomfortably at the camera. It was created as part of the viral TikTok trend of giving.
Michigan Catholic bishop condemns Whitmer's Doritos video stunt as offensive
The use of Doritos chips seemed like a smart way to spotlight CHIPS and scientific methods. (AP Photo/Al Gordis, File)
Some critics mistakenly perceived the video as Whitmer pretending to participate in Holy Communion as a way to mock Christians who participate in it. In response to backlash over these accusations, Whitmer apologized for the video and stressed that it was not meant to mock people of faith.
“In more than 25 years of public service, I would never do anything to denigrate someone's faith,” the governor said in a statement. fox 2. “I have used my platform to defend the right of people to hold and practice their personal religious beliefs.”
Whitmer apologized for the video and stressed that it was not intended to mock people of faith. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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“My team has talked with the Michigan Catholic Conference,” she continued. “What was meant to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act to Michigan jobs has been interpreted in a way that was not intended, and for that we apologize.”
